Hey America, why don’t you worry about our CO2? Because it’s not our fault you’re buying all of our stuff:
WASHINGTON — Countries importing Chinese goods should be responsible for the heat-trapping gases released during manufacturing, a top Chinese official said Monday.
Li Gao, China’s top climate negotiator, said that any fair international agreement to curb the gases blamed for global warming would not require China to reduce emissions caused by goods manufactured to meet demand elsewhere.
China has surpassed the U.S. as the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases. But 15 to 25 percent of its emissions are generated by manufacturing goods for export, Gao said.
“As one of the developing countries, we are at the low end of the production line for the global economy. We produce products and these products are consumed by other countries. … This share of emissions should be taken by the consumers, but not the producers,” Gao said during a briefing at the Capitol’s visitor center.





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