Only via dodgy accounting, Defence arent counted, international flights, international shipping etc aren’t counted at all. Then there is the entire issue that outsourced emsision are ignored, they will go up again if onshoring occurs. Outsourced emissons are worse becase of shipping which isn’t counted at all.
The dodgy accounting is deliberate as Deiter Helm explains.
We’re doing noting to reduce emissions except LARPing. This isnt a tech problem, it’s a behavioural one. Closing aiports, banning private cars, banning cruise ships, cutting the military in 1/2 are solutions ebwryhibg eise is just posturing.
Bit I’ve had this debate with you a decade ago on Reddit and since then the Keeling curve keeps rising an rising.
Even though domestic emissions have fallen 27% in the UK between 1990 and 2014, once CO2 imports from trade are considered this drops to only an 11% reduction. Similarly, a 9% increase in domestic US emissions since 1990 turns out to be a 17% increase when trade is included.
Including emissions outsourced to other countries provides a more complete picture of the true responsibility associated with a country’s actions. It also accounts for carbon transfers associated with the decline of the manufacturing sector in the developed world.
Actually, the US has cut emissions already. Just not to zero, which is where it needs to go.
Only via dodgy accounting, Defence arent counted, international flights, international shipping etc aren’t counted at all. Then there is the entire issue that outsourced emsision are ignored, they will go up again if onshoring occurs. Outsourced emissons are worse becase of shipping which isn’t counted at all.
The dodgy accounting is deliberate as Deiter Helm explains.
https://e360.yale.edu/features/forget_kyoto_putting_a_tax_on_carbon_consumption
We’re doing noting to reduce emissions except LARPing. This isnt a tech problem, it’s a behavioural one. Closing aiports, banning private cars, banning cruise ships, cutting the military in 1/2 are solutions ebwryhibg eise is just posturing.
Bit I’ve had this debate with you a decade ago on Reddit and since then the Keeling curve keeps rising an rising.
https://www.carbonbrief.org/mapped-worlds-largest-co2-importers-exporters/
Even though domestic emissions have fallen 27% in the UK between 1990 and 2014, once CO2 imports from trade are considered this drops to only an 11% reduction. Similarly, a 9% increase in domestic US emissions since 1990 turns out to be a 17% increase when trade is included.
Including emissions outsourced to other countries provides a more complete picture of the true responsibility associated with a country’s actions. It also accounts for carbon transfers associated with the decline of the manufacturing sector in the developed world.