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> I don't see how. Particulates don't persist in the atmosphere... You said > I would really hate to see the US loosen pollution regulations because of some w
by jessriedel 10y ago
> I don't see how. Particulates don't persist in the atmosphere...
You said
> I would really hate to see the US loosen pollution regulations because of some weird idea that we shouldn't bother cleaning up our air unless everybody else does too.
which, to me, only makes sense for types of pollution that are shared. Why would anyone think that China's position one way or the other on a strictly local pollutant should influence the corresponding US policy?
But in any case, my comment is true regardless. Even for local pollutants, there will be more low hanging fruit in China.
- mikeash 10y agoI assumed we were talking about local pollution since that's the topic of the article. As certain commenters elaborated, it became clear that they were focused on CO2 instead, but given the context of the conversation it took some time to make that shift.