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How much of it is actually us though? I thought most of our emissions are going down overall its overseas developing countries with few if any regulations and l
by surge 7y ago
How much of it is actually us though? I thought most of our emissions are going down overall its overseas developing countries with few if any regulations and little enforcement of the ones that do exist causing most of it? WTH can we do about it?
All we can do is plant trees.
- adrianN 7y agoOur emissions aren't going down fast enough by any measure. Per capita "the west" is still outproducing China and India by a very large margin. We're doing basically nothing to meet the goals of the Paris agreement.
- rexpop 7y ago> most of our emissions are going down I don't think so. [1] Besides, we're still #14 in emissions per-capita. [2] > developing countries with few if any regulations and little enforcement Not sure where you're getting this idea. > All we can do is plant trees. On the contrary, we can do much more. The first step is to organize your workplace. The second step is an industry-wide commercial boycott of polluting firms. In solidarity with similar worker-led movements in the Global South, we can collectively bring the Climate Change Industry to its knees, allowing sustainable business to thrive. 1. https://i1.wp.com/fabiusmaximus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-e1506915200758.png https://i1.wp.com/fabiusmaximus.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/... 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_greenhouse_gas_emissions_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_greenhous...
- labster 7y agoLogic like this leads to no one addressing the problem, ever. Buy local products that use less energy to transport. Reduce, reuse, recycle -- in that order. Pay for energy efficiency. Lobby your government. Stop blaming other people when you are part of the problem too.
- surge 7y agoWhat if I'm already doing that, and the CO2 emissions are still going up every year? What if the feedback loop is causing a run away effect? I feel as an individual, mostly helpless. You say buy local but most of the things your suggesting actually cost more (like buying local and becoming vegetarian).
- labster 7y ago> What if I'm already doing that You're not. > What if the feedback loop is causing a run away effect? It's not. I'm an atmospheric scientist. > You say buy local but most of the things your suggesting actually cost more They don't actually cost more. You're just paying the price now, instead of making humanity pay it later in damages. > (like buying local and becoming vegetarian) I did not suggest becoming vegetarian. I would have suggested suicide way before I suggested vegetarianism. In summary, whataboutism isn't the answer to climate change.