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Per capita CO2 emissions by country. (lemmygrad.ml)
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[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Too often, I see use of some metric like this as an excuse for inaction or inadequate action. "Well the Chinese just keep on having more and more emissions". "Well historically blah blah blah". Data points like this are mostly a distraction from the urgency of the problem.