this article sucks.
it’s written by an apocalypticist and talks about global emissions instead of US domestic emissions. https://www.eia.gov/environment/emissions/carbon/
CO2eq emissions have been decreasing in the US for at least a decade.
That’s true, but it’s worth noting that US emissions haven’t really substantially dropped. Meanwhile, much of the global emissions are a result of consumption in the west. Having farmed out much of the industry to the Global South, the west has reduced its domestic emissions, but it’s still responsible for much of the emissions in other countries indirectly. Finally, it’s important to note that the trade war with China that Biden is pursuing has a direct negative impact on proliferation of clean tech like EVs and solar panels around the world.
That’s assuming we’re ignoring record oil production, and the US military (which is not even required to even report emissions). Even if that oil still goes to another country, that’s by all means emissions on the US’ part still.
this article sucks.
it’s written by an apocalypticist and talks about global emissions instead of US domestic emissions.
https://www.eia.gov/environment/emissions/carbon/
CO2eq emissions have been decreasing in the US for at least a decade.
That’s true, but it’s worth noting that US emissions haven’t really substantially dropped. Meanwhile, much of the global emissions are a result of consumption in the west. Having farmed out much of the industry to the Global South, the west has reduced its domestic emissions, but it’s still responsible for much of the emissions in other countries indirectly. Finally, it’s important to note that the trade war with China that Biden is pursuing has a direct negative impact on proliferation of clean tech like EVs and solar panels around the world.
since 2000 (after much of the off shoring of emissions from production), US emissions are down 25%.
this article is a poor polemic.
That’s assuming we’re ignoring record oil production, and the US military (which is not even required to even report emissions). Even if that oil still goes to another country, that’s by all means emissions on the US’ part still.