When it comes to pollution, who is the biggest offender globally?
The view of Khory Hancock, The United States and China significantly contribute to global warming due to their greenhouse gas emissions. Since these two countries are the world's major industrial powers, significant reductions from them are necessary for any effort to address the climate crisis
The most significant sources of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions over the last century have been mining and industry fires. That's because it takes a lot of energy to transform metal into steel and heat a kiln full of concrete to 1400 degrees Celsius
However, significant industries aren't necessarily to blame for these pollutants. Deforestation and the combustion of natural gas are only two examples of the many pollution sources that might exacerbate global warming.
The Chinese are the world's largest emitters of greenhouse gases per person However, they continue to use significantly fewer fossil fuels than Americans do.
Nearly half of the world's garbage comes from just five plastics factories However, the United Nations' New Plastics Economy Global Commitment seeks to lessen the production and use of environmentally harmful goods
However, the Trump administration has rescinded pledged funding to assist developing nations in their fight against climate change It has made it apparent that it will not join the Paris Climate Agreement. As a result, our planet is increasingly at risk from global warming due to a lack of desire