When it comes to global carbon dioxide emissions, as goes China, so goes the world
Over the next two weeks, representatives from 200 countries are convening for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Madrid. The Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change is tasked with making sure the agreements under the Paris Climate Accord are met. That 2015 agreement aimed to promote steps to prevent global temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius from pre-industrial levels and, to less than 1.5 degrees above if possible.
Nevertheless, as the data shows, China has become the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide by far, growing emissions at a breakneck pace. While the U.S. leads the world in cutting carbon emissions. Large changes in coal consumption are the primary driver behind most of the countries mentioned above. China and India have greatly expanded their usage of coal, while the U.S. and Germany have seen sharp declines in coal consumption.
The U.S., in fact has reduced carbon dioxide emissions by more than any other country since the Kyoto Protocol, while China has increased emissions by more than any other country.
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