Greenhouse Gas Emissions of China Exceeds Those of Developed Countries Put Together

China is now responsible for 27 percent of global emissions, while the U.S. accounts for just 11 percent in 2019. The greenhouse gas emissions of China were greater than those of the United States and the developed countries put together, according to an analysis the research firm Rhodium Group released on Thursday.

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Six Key Gases 

China's portion of global emissions increased to 27 percent of the world's total, while the United States at 11 percent is still the second-largest emitter. The share of India came third at 6.6 percent, surpassing the 27 nations in the European Union, which is responsible for 6.4 percent, the report revealed.

India, China, and other developing countries have noted for long that over the past century, Europe and the United States developed their economies while producing large amounts of greenhouse gases and that wanting the developing world to reduce its emissions as they industrialize and introduce millions of citizens into the middle class is unfair.

But with the effect of climate change increasing and pressure growing for countries to do more to reach the goals of the Paris climate accord, the developed countries have the desire to make India, China, and other nations that are still developing a central part of the world push to limit emissions for the planet sake. Those emissions comprise six key gases, and also changes due to land use and deforestation.

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The Pledge

During a climate summit President Biden coordinated last month involving dozens of leaders in the world, Xi Jinping (President of China) said his nation would reduce its emissions of coal so that they will reach their aim ahead of the 2030 goal it had set earlier. Xi also restated a pledge that by 2060 China would have net-zero emissions.

Xi said this main strategic decision is made on the basis of our sense of duty to build a community that has a shared future for mankind and our own need to secure a development that is sustainable, China has made a commitment to change its position from carbon peak to carbon neutrality within a very short time span than it might take most countries that are developed, and that will demand an extraordinarily difficult effort.

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US. Collaborates With China

Biden's administration has made a collaborative push to cooperate with China on fighting climate change, in spite of the diplomatic conflict between the two countries on many other issues, from trade disputes to a clampdown on pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong.

John F. Kerry, the White House Climate Representative journeyed to China last month to meet with his fellows and urge the kind of partnership that assisted in making the Paris agreement a reality in 2015. After the visit of Kerry, the United States and China released a statement, making a vow that they will work together on climate change "with the seriousness and urgency that it  requires." 

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