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Huh he actually did...
I think all of the previous criticisms of him have been pretty questionable exaggerations by the far left but you can't argue with this one. Also I didn't know he had such idiotic views on climate change. Sure, get air conditioners. But...
First, why do we need to set that question aside? It's not a question, we know the answer. Second, what does he think is going to happen if every country in the world says "well we only contribute <10% of the problem so it won't make any difference if we change anything"? What a tool.
That would make us #4 for "Share of World": https://www.worldometers.info/co2-emissions/co2-emissions-by-country. Not insignificant.
3.3 billion tonnes CO2 per year (2024): https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20260123-1
With a population of 449.2 million (2024) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20240711-1
That's about ~7.34 tonnes per capita (which would make us ~35th highest per-capita producer)
Not bad for 27 countries.
If you can not solve a problem, don't contribute to it's solution. Terrible and a purely defeatist attitude for a continent dependent on an stream that has made the continent livable, but is on decline. This guy is turning into Stupidity 101