The paradox: The West burns more fossil fuels per capita but has healthier air

[rangerrebew]

The paradox: The West burns more fossil fuels per capita but has healthier air
https://www.iqair.com/us/world-air-quality-report
Source: IQAir

By Jo Nova

The trend is clear: Burning more fossil fuels per person means less polluted air
Tell the world: two weeks ago a new study showed Australians and New Zealanders breathe the cleanest air on Earth. Not far behind them are people in the US, Canada, most of western Europe and Japan.

Naturally, hypnotized journalists  either ignored the story or repeated the magic spell conclusions that fossil fuels were to blame, along with wildfires “caused by climate change”. All of them momentarily forgetting that Australians burn more fossil fuels per capita than nearly anywhere on Earth and are also renown for wildfires so big they drop ash on New Zealand.

The best air in the world turns out to be in nations that burn a lot of fossil fuels per person. The most polluted air is in poorer nations, poor sods.

Report: Only six countries met ‘healthy’ air quality standards in 2022

https://joannenova.com.au/2023/03/the-paradox-the-west-burns-more-fossil-fuels-per-capita-but-has-healthier-air-top-six-in-un-list/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-paradox-the-west-burns-more-fossil-fuels-per-capita-but-has-healthier-air-top-six-in-un-list

[Kamaji]

No paradox there; it's because developed countries have anti-pollution devices on their exhausts that clean up the emissions.

[rangerrebew]

I remember 60 some years ago when I was a teenager, the air in Michigan was so polluted, it smelled like a foundry.  Particles of pollution wafted in the air and left a coating on cars.  The Cuyahoga River in Cleveland caught fire and Lake Erie was virtually dead.  And people today think the air is polluted?

[Kamaji]

I remember 60 some years ago when I was a teenager, the air in Michigan was so polluted, it smelled like a foundry.  Particles of pollution wafted in the air and left a coating on cars.  The Cuyahoga River in Cleveland caught fire and Lake Erie was virtually dead.  And people today think the air is polluted?

Exactly.

[Smokin Joe]

Why do you think they are going after Carbon Dioxide?

Because there is little else left.