Because science one of the least densely populated countries in the world which uses that land to feed and power the world should not be subject to criticism for a biased and prejudiced “emissions per capita” stat.
Now someone remove these rubbish posts from the great JO thread.
the coal we export doesn't count against our CO2 emissions, only what we burn here.
That being said the power coal that we export is becoming increasingly unviable economically but we keep doubling down on it for some reason.
Coking coal however is still a necessary evil given there's not really any alterantive for it. But again given the vast majority is burnt overseas does not count against our emissions.