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As Americans, what can we really do? China's emissions dwarf our own[0] and the same is generally true for other kinds of pollution (plastic in the ocean comes
by dahfizz 8y ago
As Americans, what can we really do? China's emissions dwarf our own[0] and the same is generally true for other kinds of pollution (plastic in the ocean comes largely from China, etc).
The entire country of America could disappear tomorrow and it would not be of huge consequence to climate change.
[0] https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2018/07/01/china-emits-more-carbon-dioxide-than-the-u-s-and-eu-combined/#40e9fbe5628c https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2018/07/01/china-emits-...
- ReptileMan 8y agoYou could try making the dirty tech economically inferior on its own terms. Then the clean will be adopted with blazing speed. Nobody burns oil and coal because they like the smell.
- zamalek 8y agoIt's rapidly approaching that point already. The problem is politicians and it seems as though we are powerless to change that.
- ReptileMan 8y agoUSSR showed that when politicians and economy colide heads on politicians lose. Reality always wins at the end. Supressing superior technology is extremely hard. If you succeed it is just not superior enough.
- PavlovsCat 8y agoPeople can't claim powerlessness before they even tried. It's an excuse to not even try.
- adrianN 8y agoBut they might just burn oil and coal to save jobs.
- alacombe 8y agoLower EV prices to $10k with a 250 miles range and refill time below 10 minutes (pretty much the standard european/asian small car) and I'll buy one right now. The technology just isn't there currently...
- rorykoehler 8y agoChina's emissions are due to American consumerism.