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minus-squaremirshafielinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 days agoHonestly I thought so too, but I quickly looked it up before commenting, and at least according to Our World in Data it’s actually up both per capita and in absolute terms.
minus-squareFlyingSpaceCow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-22 days agoInteresting I’m not familiar with how these measurements are taken. This was the source I was thinking of: China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions were unchanged from a year earlier in the third quarter of 2025, extending a flat or falling trend that started in March 2024 As sourced by the Guardian
Honestly I thought so too, but I quickly looked it up before commenting, and at least according to Our World in Data it’s actually up both per capita and in absolute terms.
Interesting I’m not familiar with how these measurements are taken.
This was the source I was thinking of:
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions were unchanged from a year earlier in the third quarter of 2025, extending a flat or falling trend that started in March 2024
As sourced by the Guardian