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China reduced sulphur dioxide emissions by more than two-thirds in past 15 years (ourworldindata.org)

submitted 4 days ago by schizoidman@lemm.ee to c/environment@beehaw.org

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[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 1 points 3 days ago

It's offset by their CO2 emissions, which almost tripled in the last 20 years,

https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/CHN/china/carbon-co2-emissions

Their greenhouse gas emissions increased six fold.

https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/CHN/china/ghg-greenhouse-gas-emissions

But it's a small step for hankind