Originally Posted By Peter J
All true, but all the CO2 produced in the UK in a year is insignificant, according to a column by Jeremy Warner in the Daily Telegraph. He states that China emits more pollution in a year that the sum of all pollution in the UK from 1919 to 2019.
At the present growth rate China will, by 2040, be responsible for more CO2 pollution per year than the sum of North America and Europe.

In China economic growth takes priority over the environment. Bit like Victorian England.

I would expect China to have more CO2 emmisions than the UK... because it has a fair few more people! The per capita numbers show them above the UK but way down the list vs others like the USA...
Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions

When discussing the ills of China and Third World I recommend a good (and fascinating) read like " Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World - And Why Things Are Better Than You Think ...
Originally Posted By Peter J

So, just remember, every time you buy something Made in China you are supporting a society that cares not about the planet and your purchase will be adding to their CO2 and other pollution.

Do what you can you avoid CO2 and other pollution, but worrying about cars is pointless. Cows and home heating are far bigger polluters than all the cars in the UK.

Some truth in that. Seems like 1 cow = 1 car doing ~8000 miles. But there are 3x as many cars as cows in the UK!
ref: https://timeforchange.org/are-cows-cause-of-global-warming-meat-methane-CO2

M3W5sp 2015, MSCC, MTWC, Oxon UK