The United States Cut More Carbon Than Any Nation Despite Leaving The Paris Climate Accords

According to an Emissions Gap Report released by the United Nations in 2020, the United States has been the most successful country at cutting carbon emissions despite leaving the Paris Climate Accords in 2017.

According to the report, the United States is responsible for 13 percent of the world’s carbon emissions, but that is far lower than China who is responsible for 25 percent. This means China, by itself, is responsible for a quarter of the world’s carbon emissions.

While the United States is still leading the world in carbon emissions per capita, it is abundantly clear that they have also been the leader in the reduction of carbon emissions while other countries continue to trend upwards.

"Emissions per capita in U.S. are dropping precipitously while those of China, India and Russia continue to rise."

"the USA emits 13% of global GHG emissions." Comparatively, "China emits more than one-quarter of global GHG emissions." #ParisAgreementhttps://t.co/IT286xdNut

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“Greenhouse gas emissions per capita in the U.S. are dropping precipitously while those of China, India and Russia continue to rise. With the world’s most successful economy (over $21 trillion in 2019), it is not a surprise that the U.S. pollutes more per person, but the U.S. is making great strides in changing this,” read the report.

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