"The picture is also skewed when we look at each country’s historical responsibility. To do this we **add up all of a country’s emissions since 1750. The [[US]] is way out in front, having contributed 25% of the world’s emissions**. The [[EU]] comes in second at 17%. [[China]] slips down the list to third place, having contributed only half as much as the [[US]]. [[India]] is even further down, having emitted just 3%. ([Location 1389](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=1389))" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[just-transition]], [[climate-change]], [[statistics]], [[emissions]], [[fossil-fuels]], **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]