So with less than a quarter of the people, we in the U.S. manage to produce more than half as many emissions. We therefore produce more on an individual basis. We'll continue having no standing to criticize others until we can get our own house in order. India has nearly the same population as China yet produces less than half the emissions we do. Why does India make us both look like crap by either measure? Because India has never been as industrialized. Would you like them to be? Great Britain and Germany have been very industrial so why aren't they topping any lists? What's our excuse? Why have we let China lead the green tech revolution?China has ( 1398/328 ~= ) 4.262 times more people than the us and China could dump ~4.262 times more COs emmissions into the air to equal per capita emmissions .
Rank Country CO2 emissions (total) 1 China 10.06GT 2 United States 5.41GT 3 India 2.65GT 4 Russian Federation 1.71GT 5 Japan 1.16GT
We therefore produce more on an individual basis. We'll continue having no standing to criticize others until we can get our own house in order.
Our output per capita is down more than 20% since 2000. Who has done better?
What has China done since 2000?