Carbon Brief: China accounts for a tenth of all the greenhouse gases and aerosols that have collected in the atmosphere over the industrial era, according to new research.
Boasting one of the worlds largest economies, China has overtaken the EU and the U.S. as the worlds largest emitter, with CO2 emissions from fossil fuels tripling over the past 30 years.
But despite soaring CO2 emissions, Chinas relative contribution to climate change has remained steady--around the 10 percent mark--over the whole industrial...