China is polluting because they produce the European and American stuff over there. On their own they'd still pollute but much less.

America could have had pioneer advantage but they fucked it because the political system there has been corrupted by money.

For example Israel bans private funding to politicians and political parties, it's a criminal offence, funding is organised nationally from public funds, if US politicians didn't whore themselves out to special interests it might actually start being able to represent the electorate

But since both parties have their snouts in the trough the country will continue to represent those that pay the most money first and foremost

It's documented in every COP report. Our electricity is mostly carbon-free thanks to renewable and nuclear. Our industry is gone to China. Heating with fossil fuel is being replaced with electric installation and heat pumps...

China was polluting a lot more, that's where a lot of room for improvement existed.

I remember I saw a statistics that China is producing twice more emmisions per person and USA four times more.

And I found this is pretty website with a lot of comparison Our World in Data - CO2 Emissions. Europe was producing almost exclusively til 1900 but since then USA dominated until China took over in 2000. According to the page, EU was responsible for 6.3% of all emissions in 2024, and Europe in total for 12.7%. Pretty much equal to USA emmisions. And while it is much more then South America, Africa and Oceania, it is still a fraction of Asia emmisions.