Why the US bears the most responsibility for climate change, in one chart
Humans are pumping more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at an accelerating rate. But climate change is a cumulative problem, a function of the total amount of greenhouse gases that have accumulated in the sky.
from https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/4/24/18512804/climate-change-united-states-china-emissions
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