"In the [[UK]] – the birthplace of the [[Industrial Revolution]] – coal consumption slowly rose through the 18th century into the early 19th. Then it really picked up speed. Other countries across [[Europe]] and the [[US]] got involved. By 1900, emissions in the [[UK]] had hit 10 tonnes per person. In the [[US]], as much as 14 tonnes. Compare that to just five tonnes in [[China]], and around one tonne in [[India]] today. **It’s not hard to see why many growing economies get mad when the rich world tells them to stop burning coal**. ([Location 1342](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=1342))" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[coal-energy]], [[fossil-fuels]], [[poverty]], [[just-transition]], [[emissions]], [[pollution]], [[climate-change]], [[statistics]] **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]