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minus-squareFlyingSpaceCow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 month agoI was under the impression that they reached peak CO2 emissions and have been flat or falling for the past year or so
minus-squaremirshafie@europe.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 month 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-up3·1 month 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
I was under the impression that they reached peak CO2 emissions and have been flat or falling for the past year or so
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