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> We are not going to get anywhere until ... In most advanced countries, climate change is accepted and the problem and risks are being mitigated. AFAIK, the c
by forapurpose 8y ago
> We are not going to get anywhere until ...
In most advanced countries, climate change is accepted and the problem and risks are being mitigated. AFAIK, the countries that refuse to act, such as the U.S., are the exceptions.
- danieltillett 8y agoI wish this was true, but even the USA alone is enough to destroy the world. We need a new approach.
- smolder 8y agoEven in the countries that have accepted it, the response is less than adequate. But yes, it's shameful where the US sits on this, and shameful that interests in the US seek to make climate change a partisan issue and spread misinformation.
- AnimalMuppet 8y agoWhere the US sits on this politically, or sits in practice? In practice, the US has cut emissions more than any signer of the Paris Accords. That's very much not shameful in my book.
- forapurpose 8y ago> the US has cut emissions more than any signer of the Paris Accords Can you provide some basis for this claim? It's the first time I've heard it.
- AnimalMuppet 8y agoUm... not immediately. I have heard it several times, but I can't cite a source. We'd need a graph of carbon emissions by nation, over time. I'm sure the data is out there, but I'm not sure where...
- Tuxer 8y agohttps://climateactiontracker.org/countries/ https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/ As you can see, the US response is critically deficient.