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Currently the US is 1 of 3 countries not cooperating on climate change. The western world has racked up a huge pollution deficit over the last 120 years. China,

Currently the US is 1 of 3 countries not cooperating on climate change. The western world has racked up a huge pollution deficit over the last 120 years. China, and India have only been at it for 50. But at least they are at the table. The current Administration is missing the big picture, worried only about the next 4 years. The new green economy is being built right now, and the US has told the world it doesn't want to participate. Why would any other world buy US solar panels when they won't even fulfill their agreement in the Paris accord. They'll buy China, or Brazil or any other country. Please think bigger picture. The present is short, the future is long. Go long.

jack9 9y ago
> Currently the US is 1 of 3 countries not cooperating on climate change That's demonstrably false as a leader in environmentally friendly technology (both participation and development). Specifically, what you consider cooperating is not what I consider cooperating. The confusion of politics and the physical condition of the earth, is not constructive.
- sirtaj 9y ago
  "Why should we do the right thing unless other countries do exactly what we want" is pretty transparently a political argument, so I'm afraid that ship sailed already with you at the helm.
  - jack9 9y ago
    > Why should we do the right thing unless other countries do exactly what we want That's not my sentiment. The right thing is the question at hand, as to attempting to combat global warming, not hoping for some pyrrhic PR victory. If that's more effective than the data, it's time for a new strategy anyway. Inflating the importance of these treaties is shockingly naiive. Short term, expensive, non binding actions with proven bad actors is borderline counterproductive.