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Unfortunately, any gains my western countries will just be wiped out by other growing nations. America could cut its emissions by 90% and it wouldn't put a dent
by 867567838694 7y ago
Unfortunately, any gains my western countries will just be wiped out by other growing nations. America could cut its emissions by 90% and it wouldn't put a dent in what Chind puts out.
- camelNotation 7y agoUn-industrialized portions of Africa are about to go full tilt into industrialization as well. China is beginning to invest heavily in manufacturing and infrastructure all over the continent. There is zero chance we make it out of this without significant impact to the global climate.
- kjaftaedi 7y agoArctic areas are heating up at twice the rate of the rest of the planet, and the melting permafrost will release enormous amounts of co2 into the atmosphere that will dwarf the emissions of all countries. It's time to stop pointing fingers and start coming up with solutions.
- mikepurvis 7y agoWestern nations have had a 200 year head start. Even if our current status is middle of the pack, we have a lot of climate guilt to atone for. Even moreso because we are outsized in our cultural influence. As we model the lifestyle changes ourselves, and those changes are reflected in the movies, etc that we export. That impacts what lifestyle the rising middle class aspires to in places like China and Africa.
- panzagl 7y agoWell, if they're watching our movies then they won't be surprised when our solution turns out badly for them.
- mikepurvis 7y agoNot sure what point you're trying to make here, but right now the rising middle class worldwide wants to join westerners in doing things like living a suburban, car-oriented lifestyle, eating lots of beef and chicken, and flying to overseas vacation destinations.