Analyse: Der größte historische Umweltverschmutzer der Welt – die USA – zieht sich aus dem UN-Klimaabkommen zurück

China is the world’s largest current polluter, including on a consumption basis. More CO₂ is being released now than anywhere else. So if your argument hinges on who’s polluting today, bringing up centuries of industrialization doesn’t change the fact that China’s emissions now dwarf the US’s.

Also worth noting the sleight of hand here: the article quietly shifts from current policy decisions to 1850-to-present cumulative emissions to load moral blame, then back to present-day politics. That framing conveniently avoids the uncomfortable fact that today’s emissions trajectory is being driven elsewhere.

Historical responsibility matters but using it to deflect from who is actually adding the most CO₂ right now is intellectually dishonest.