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The following meme has been shared circa Dec 2019 on social media and several blogs:

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The text reads:

China's Carbon Emission Change Since 2000: +208%

 

India's Carbon Emission Change Since 2000: +155%

 

United States's Carbon Emission Change Since 2000: -10%

It also shows environmental activist Greta Thunberg pleased by the first two statements, and displeased by the third, implying that she is unreasonably critical of the United States.

  1. Are the changes in carbon emissions by these three countries over the past two decades accurate?

  2. Secondarily, is it the implied claim that Thunberg is very critical of carbon emissions by the United States but not by China or India true?

The following meme has been shared circa Dec 2019 on social media and several blogs:

enter image description here

The text reads:

China's Carbon Emission Change Since 2000: +208%

 

India's Carbon Emission Change Since 2000: +155%

 

United States's Carbon Emission Change Since 2000: -10%

It also shows environmental activist Greta Thunberg pleased by the first two statements, and displeased by the third, implying that she is unreasonably critical of the United States.

  1. Are the changes in carbon emissions by these three countries over the past two decades accurate?

  2. Secondarily, is it the implied claim that Thunberg is very critical of carbon emissions by the United States but not by China or India true?

The following meme has been shared circa Dec 2019 on social media and several blogs:

enter image description here

The text reads:

China's Carbon Emission Change Since 2000: +208%

India's Carbon Emission Change Since 2000: +155%

United States's Carbon Emission Change Since 2000: -10%

It also shows environmental activist Greta Thunberg pleased by the first two statements, and displeased by the third, implying that she is unreasonably critical of the United States.

  1. Are the changes in carbon emissions by these three countries over the past two decades accurate?

  2. Secondarily, is it the implied claim that Thunberg is very critical of carbon emissions by the United States but not by China or India true?

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Have China and India more than doubled carbon emissions since 2000 while U.S. emissions have fallen?

The following meme has been shared circa Dec 2019 on social media and several blogs:

enter image description here

The text reads:

China's Carbon Emission Change Since 2000: +208%

India's Carbon Emission Change Since 2000: +155%

United States's Carbon Emission Change Since 2000: -10%

It also shows environmental activist Greta Thunberg pleased by the first two statements, and displeased by the third, implying that she is unreasonably critical of the United States.

  1. Are the changes in carbon emissions by these three countries over the past two decades accurate?

  2. Secondarily, is it the implied claim that Thunberg is very critical of carbon emissions by the United States but not by China or India true?