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> To top it all off emissions are only measured for a countries production not consumption, a big beef exporter gets the blame for another's hamburger. Yes. Th
by mirimir 8y ago
> To top it all off emissions are only measured for a countries production not consumption, a big beef exporter gets the blame for another's hamburger.
Yes. The US, Europe, etc offloaded lots of carbon emissions to China. Along with lots of toxic chemical pollution.
And even with regulation, as you note, enforcement -- or even knowing what's happening -- is hugely problematic.
It's funny, given my stance on privacy, but we really need emissions data for greenhouse gases that's unbiased and reliable. Then we could negotiate who does what, and who pays for it, based on actual data. Not that I'm at all optimistic about the prospects for that :(
Edit: And damn. I hadn't heard about the CFC-11 issue. When I read your comment, I was thinking of long-lived radiative forcing CFCs.