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Global Emissions Could Peak Sooner Than You Think (www.wired.com)
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[โ€“] Mathprogrammer1@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

True, but they've already been a big reason that co2 emissions have been rising so much

[โ€“] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

China did the same thing the US did in the 50s. They went all-in on industrialization and building their economy, pollution be damned. And like the US, once they got on their feet, they dialed the pollution way down.