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Which Countries Are Historically Responsible for Climate Change? (1:00)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zP0L69ielU
- From 1850-2021, the USA has been the country most responsible for climate change, based on its cumulative CO2 emissions from fossil fuels, land use and forestry.
- Russia had originally been second after the US until China overtook it in the early 21st century.
- After the US and China, the top countries responsible for climate change are Russia, Brazil, Indonesia, Germany, India, the UK, Japan and Canada.
