It is a matter of national sovereignty:
“Chinese officials view coal as the primary guarantee of energy security,” said Anders Hove, senior research fellow at the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies cited at https://colombogazette.com/2024/06/05/chinas-coal-surge-threatens-climate-goals-despite-xis-pledge/

#China #coal #footprint #GHG #CO2 #carbon #economy #production #industry #energy #anthropocene #emissions #emitters #expellents #climateChange

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The previous comparison of two maps shows similar to a study of Per Capita CO2 Emissions:
Oil-producing countries in the Persian Gulf are the highest expellents of CO2 per person, followed by developed countries like the #USA, #Australia, #NewZealand, and #Canada: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-global-per-capita-co2-emissions/

#GHG #CO2 #DataViz #economy #production #industry #energy #oilAndGas #density #anthropocene #emissions #emitters #expellents #developed #OECD