1) The West caused it - the West should fix it

In its National Climate Change Programme, China says this: "Climate change is mainly caused by the massive GHG emissions originated in developed countries since industrial revolution." In other words, China's not to blame for global warming. The West had its industrial revolutions, so the rest of the developing world (including China) should be allowed to do the same. Any attempt to stop China developing would be an attack on the human rights of Chinese people.

2) Look at emissions per head - not per country

China says that the average Chinese person is responsible for 3.65 tonnes of carbon emissions per year. By comparison, the average Westerner is responsible for more than 10 tonnes (the average American is responsible for even more.) So, China argues, it's the Westerner who should go on a carbon diet, not the Chinese person.

3) Your companies - your emissions

In recent years, Western companies have moved their factories to China. These factories make Western goods which are then exported to Western consumers. So why should China be blamed for emissions from these factories?

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