China is the number one producer of CO2 emissions in the world.
From 2000-2022, China has had two of those years with a decrease in emissions compared to the previous year; all other years were an increase in emissions.
From 2000-2022, China has gone from being producing 14% of the world's emissions to producing 32%.
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Well, here's some data for reference:
https://www.worldometers.info/co2-emissions/china-co2-emissi...
China is the number one producer of CO2 emissions in the world.
From 2000-2022, China has had two of those years with a decrease in emissions compared to the previous year; all other years were an increase in emissions.
From 2000-2022, China has gone from being producing 14% of the world's emissions to producing 32%.
For comparison, the US:
https://www.worldometers.info/co2-emissions/us-co2-emissions...
Since the year 2000, the US has had 11 years where it decreased emissions compared to the previous year.
Since the year 2000, the US has gone from producing 23% of the world's emissions to 12%.