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With the 2011 carbon emissions numbers in, we find that China is not only the biggest carbon emitter, but increasing at an unbelievable 10% per year:The 2011 figures for the biggest polluters:1. China, up 10 percent to 10 billion tons.2. United States, down 2 percent to 5.9 billion tons3. India, up 7 percent to 2.5 billion tons.4. Russia, up 3 percent to 1.8 billion tons.5. Japan, up 0.4 percent to 1.3 billion tons.6. Germany, down 4 percent to 0.8 billion tons.7. Iran, up 2 percent to 0.7 billion tons.8. South Korea, up 4 percent to 0.6 billion tons.9. Canada, up 2 percent to 0.6 billion tons.10. South Africa, up 2 percent to 0.6 billion tons.Given the warmist position that CO2 emissions are a clear and present danger to life everywhere, when will we see a worldwide backlash against the Chinese polluting our future?Or do they get a pass because they are formerly downtrodden Third Worlders, and only the 1st World has to alter their lifestyle to Save The Planet? Seriously: If CO2 is such a danger, when do the picket lines at the Chinese Embassy and Wal-Mart start?link to the AP story in the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/s.