Which countries are contributing the most to climate change

Astronomy's contribution to climate change rivals the emissions from some countries https://www.npr.org/2022/03/21/1087203642/astronomys-contribution-to-climate-change-rivals-the-emissions-from-some-countri 32 comments 21/3/2022 science

The economic gap between the richest and poorest nations, in terms of per capita income, is now about 25 percent larger than it would have been without human-caused climate change. Tropical countries tend to contribute far less to greenhouse gas emissions than more economically well-off nations. https://www.salon.com/2019/04/25/study-climate-change-makes-rich-countries-richer-and-poor-ones-poorer_partner/# 32 comments 28/4/2019 science

EU contributes 20.2 billion Euros to climate change mitigation in developing countries in 2016 http://wam.ae/en/details/1395302639328 40 comments 17/10/2017 europe

Trump just pulled out of the Paris Agreement — but the US has contributed more to climate change than any other country http://www.businessinsider.com/us-effect-on-climate-change-co2-emissions-warming-2017-6? 8 comments 1/6/2017 politics

Map shows which countries are contributing the most to climate change http://io9.com/this-map-shows-which-countries-are-contributing-the-mos-1502047155 5 comments 16/1/2014 science

Cattle country fends off climate villain label: talk of livestock's contribution to climate change rankles ranchers. https://www.eenews.net/articles/cattle-country-fends-off-climate-villain-label/ 5 comments 7/3/2023 climate

Europe and the US were most responsible for deadly heatwave. Many climate activists argue that developed countries, which have historically contributed the most to climate change, should be held most responsible for stopping it. https://www.newscientist.com/article/europe-us-responsible-deadly-heatwave/?utm_campaign=rss%7Cnsns&utm_source=nsns&utm_medium=rss&campaign_id=rss%7Cnsns- 14 comments 4/11/2017 science

Climate change contributing to increase in extreme weather events, says expert report. Comprising 21 peer-reviewed studies of extreme weather around the world in 2018, the report is based on the research of 121 scientists in 13 countries. https://physicsworld.com/a/climate-change-contributing-to-increase-in-extreme-weather-events-says-expert-report/ 24 comments 21/12/2019 worldnews

US will not commit to climate change aid for poor nations at UN summit. Rich countries pledged to find $100bn a year by 2020, but so far only Germany has made a significant contribution. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/20/us-climate-change-aid-poor-nations-un-summit 954 comments 20/9/2014 worldnews

Chile President Gabriel Boric calls out larger countries for producing the majority of greenhouse gases in the world. There are immense discrepancies between who contributes to the climate crisis and who deals with the most effects caused by climate change. https://therecount.com/watch/chile-president-gabriel-boric-calls/2645885543 4 comments 21/9/2022 environment

Per capita, a person living in Africa contributes 12 times less to climate change than a US citizen, seven times less than a European and four times less than someone in Asia. Most African countries are trying to progress but climate outcomes are brutal. https://www.citiesalliance.org/newsroom/news/spotlight/climate-change-getting-children-and-youths-voices-heard 3 comments 18/11/2021 environment

Increasing climate variability will hit world’s poorest countries - "The countries that have contributed least to climate change and have the least economic potential to cope with the impacts, are facing the largest increases in temperature variability." https://www.wur.nl/en/newsarticle/increasing-climate-variability-will-hit-worlds-poorest-countries.htm 3 comments 9/5/2018 science

Oil-Loving Senate Contributes 'Significantly' to Climate Change. The KXL debate, and the failure of senators to accept factual statements about climate science, make it clear that democratic process is still being sabotaged by the oil lobby and elected politicians who put oil before country. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kyle-ash/oilloving-senate-contribu_b_6527514.html 11 comments 26/1/2015 politics

G20: Australia resists international call supporting climate change fund - "Europe and the US argue strongly that leaders should back the need for contributions to the Green Climate Fund, which helps poorer countries prepare for climate change" http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/07/g20-australia-resists-international-call-supporting-climate-change-fund 21 comments 7/11/2014 worldnews

China says it is under no obligation to contribute but is still willing to help compensate poorer countries for losses and damage caused by climate change, its climate envoy Xie Zhenhua has said https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/11/9/china-willing-to-contribute-to-climate-damage-compensation 45 comments 10/11/2022 worldnews