China accounted for about 30 % of the world ’ s carbon emission in 2015 , says a report released by European Commission and Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency . It was a double that of US . Also , China ’ s carbon dioxide emissions grew by 3 billion metric tons . In other words , China increased their carbon emissions by six times more than what the US decreased . Numerically speaking , nothing from China can compare to the dedication of America .
The story does not end here . China claimed that they were still a developing country , despite their economic miracle . It resulted in their taking little responsibility on the environmental issue . In addition to this increase in pollution , China proposed a carbon trading system which grants every G20 country a carbon quota , symbolically allowing countries to pollute to some extent . It seems that China ’ s proposal is entirely self-serving . If the system were to be implemented , China would also be authorized to pollute from some degree , which means they could keep developing their country and release a harmful amount of greenhouse gases with minor consequences . Naturally , it drives us to think : is China ’ s desire to establish a carbon trading system ultimately to justify their incomparably large amount of carbon emissions ?
The U . S ., therefore , rightfully took the first step to exit the problematic Paris Agreement under this unfair situation . However , what the next step should be is another question to ponder at next year ’ s G20 Summit .
The U . S . environmental representative , Cherrise Yeung , defends America ’ s policies and trackrecord .
The Environmental Ministers deep in debate about carbon emissions .
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The Argentine Environmental Minister , represented by Rita Qu , explaining her country ’ s stance .
DECEMBER 2017