The huge volume of greenhouse gas emissions released into the atmosphere by major polluters have caused considerable economic losses to the rest of world through climate change. These damages are typically felt by poorer countries through severe heatwaves and climate-driven crop failures. From 1990 to 2014, territorial emissions from the United States were responsible for almost ** U.S. dollars of economic damage to the rest of the world. The U.S. is the largest historical emitter by far, having released more than * metric tons of carbon dioxide since 1750.
China, which is currently the largest global emitter, caused the second-highest amount of economic damage through emissions during this period, at *** U.S. dollars. Emissions from the five highest ranked countries were responsible for more than ** U.S. dollars in global economic losses.
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The Guardian. (July 13, 2022). Countries that have caused the most economic damage to the rest of the world through emissions from 1990 to 2014 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1320015/global-economic-damage-caused-by-emissions-from-selected-countries/
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