More recently, though, the screeching about global climate change has gotten loud. Let’s all agree; climate change is real, and carbon dioxide from fossil fuel admissions is the primary driver.
We all know who’s to blame, too.
Let’s look at this chart of carbon emissions over the last 60 years. Look how much the Europeans emit! It’s the light grey line. The one that’s dropping. No, look lower. Near the bottom. Yeah. That one –
That’s right.
The entire European Union now emits less carbon than India and about one-third as much as China. In fact, if every American and European stopped emitting carbon entirely and went back to living in caves, the world as a whole would still produce more carbon dioxide now than it did 20 years ago.
Okay, let’s not look at that chart anymore! (4/8)
