Who is to blame for the high level of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere? It depends from which angle you look at the question reut.rs/3n4KKDT 1/7
The United States and China are right at the top for both historic and current absolute emissions, but China drops down the rankings if you look at per capita emissions, according to figures from Our World in Data 2/7
This is not just a question of scientific data but also of money.
Poorer countries argue richer countries should help to pay for their energy transition 3/7
They say that developed countries, which have spent nearly 200 years burning fossil fuels to grow their economies, should quit fossil fuels first and help emerging economies make investments in green energy to avoid following that same path 4/7
So far, rich nations have not yet honored their pledges to deliver 'climate finance' to poorer countries, who also argue more funding should be made available for loss and damages on their territory caused by climate change 5/7
The cumulative perspective shows how some countries, even if they currently emit a lot of greenhouse gases, have a relatively small overall responsibility for climate change when compared with the historical big emitters 6/7
These questions have become a major sticking point in climate talks including the #COP26 summit in Glasgow.
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