What rich countries do is they just export their factories to other countries and say: look we do not pollute.
Also why wouldn't it come from other US states? Seems easier
Yes, California is a little cleaner because we have fewer refineries and gas is more expensive, but globally we are probably about even.
China are the reason solar has become so affordable for the rest of the world
On the other hand U.S. CO₂ emissions decreased slightly between 2022 and 2023. About 2–3% (from 4.79 to 4.68 Gt)
I just do not understand how we can claim any kind of progress here.
China has also been deploying lots of renewable and nuclear energy, and their carbon emissions actually falling.
Solar and wind have gotten so cheap we should be able to forgo more fossil fuel deployment in developing nations.
On the other hand U.S. CO₂ emissions decreased slightly between 2022 and 2023. About 2–3% (from 4.79 to 4.68 Gt)
[1] https://www.iea.org/reports/global-energy-review-2025/co2-em...
https://ourworldindata.org/contributed-most-global-co2
> the United States has emitted more CO2 than any other country to date: at around 400 billion tonnes since 1751, it is responsible for 25% of historical emissions; this is twice more than China – the world’s second-largest national contributor
The base then started demanding this from their reps and Trump almost picked up on this himself. It took years to undo that damage and even now we're barely back at a pro-clean air, pro-solar and pro nuclear position...
