According to Associated Press reported on July 13, for decades, environmentalists and some government officials and scientists have argued that rich countries should take more responsibility for combating climate change and even pay compensation to poor countries because industrialized countries The cumulative emissions of greenhouse gases are the largest in history. A new study by climate scientists at Dartmouth College in the United States calculates that between 1990 and 2014, the United States’ carbon pollution caused more than $1.9 trillion in losses to other countries, but it also caused harm to itself. to more than $183 billion in revenue.
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The study, published in the journal Climate Change on Tuesday, aimed to calculate the economic impact of large emitters on other countries. The data could be used in courts and international climate negotiations to support discussions on how rich countries should pay compensation to poor countries harmed by carbon emissions, the study said.
Research data shows that over time, the United States, the largest carbon emitter, caused more than $1.9 trillion in climate losses to other countries between 1990 and 2014, of which Brazil lost $310 billion and India lost $2,570. billion, Indonesia lost $124 billion, Venezuela lost $104 billion, Nigeria lost $74 billion. But at the same time, U.S. carbon emissions have generated more than $183 billion in benefits for its own economy.
Justin Mankin, a climate scientist at Dartmouth College and one of the study’s authors, said, “Are all countries seeking reparations from the United States? Maybe. U.S. emissions have caused huge economic losses, That's something we have the data to prove."
The study's lead authors, Christopher Callahan and Mankin, noted that while carbon emissions have been tracked and the damage calculated at a national level for decades. This is the first study of its kind to link emitting countries to those affected by them. The study also tallied climate change gains, which fall mainly in northern countries such as Canada and Russia, as well as in wealthy countries such as the United States and Germany.
According to the Russian Satellite News Agency citing data from the World Bank , the per capita carbon emissions of the United States in 2019 were approximately 14.7 tons, and the data for subsequent years have not yet been updated. This ranks 11th in the world, followed by Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and a few small oil-producing countries.
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