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China Pledges to Keep Its Per Capita Greenhouse Gas Emissions at Less One-Third U.S. Levels, but the NYT Is Not Satisfied
Any article that is trying to honestly discuss China's contribution to restricting greenhouse gas emissions would point out that China currently emits about one quarter as much per person as the United States. This NYT article flunks the test, failing to convey the most basic information to readers.
--Dean Baker
COMMENTS (2)
That's a good point. And it's so easy to include. I find the press tends to make similar omissions when discussing the total size of economies. Or when discussing GDP growth, they fail to compare it to population growth in a country.
Posted by: Graeme | November 26, 2009 11:05 PM
Population is just one measure of size, though. On a GDP per BTU basis, the US and China are pretty comparable, so the Chinese are just doing less with less.
Posted by: Tom | November 30, 2009 11:21 AM