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The Industrial Revolution allowed for the mining of fossil fuels on a mass scale. Burning fossil fuels has been the dominant source of energy for over 100 years, and this has driven economic development. As a result of this, rich countries like the US, the UK, and the countries in the EU have produced the largest amount of greenhouse gases over time<ref name=":7">[https://wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/handle/20.500.11822/34438/EGR20ESE.pdf?sequence=25 UN Emissions Gap Report 2020 - Executive Summary]</ref>. Now, as countries like China and India follow the same development path as rich countries, more and more people are dependent on burning fossil fuels every year<ref name=":7" />. With its rapidly growing economy, China is currently the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases<ref>[https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/9d09ccd1-e0dd-11e9-9c4e-01aa75ed71a1/language-en Fossil CO2 and GHG emissions of all world countries - 2019 Report]</ref>. Historically the US has been the largest emitter, meaning that it has emitted the most amount of greenhouse gases over time<ref>[https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224630/cumulative-co2-emissions-united-states-historical/ Statistica]</ref>. Within the five top contributors to emissions, the US also has the highest CO<sub>2</sub> emissions per person<ref name=":9">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337033405_The_Truth_Behind_the_Climate_Pledges The Truth Behind the Climate Pledges]</ref>.