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It doesn't track outcomes, it tracks policy. The China and India ratings make it clear that they aren't tracking effectiveness or whether the policies are even
by efitz 7y ago
It doesn't track outcomes, it tracks policy. The China and India ratings make it clear that they aren't tracking effectiveness or whether the policies are even being implemented.
- caseysoftware 7y agoThat's a small but hugely important distinction that I didn't see disclosed up front. By that reasoning, the alcoholic who promises "to never drink again!" is on the right track even if he's at the bar drinking right now.
- godelski 7y agoThis is the main criticism with a lot of these comparisons. That it doesn't help us solve the problem but rather does virtue signaling. I think a better comparison is maps like these[0], though they don't tell the full story either. No one map will. Unsurprisingly, climate is a multifaceted and complex problem that is extremely difficult to solve and needs much more than policy to solve. [0] https://www.electricitymap.org/?wind=false&solar=false&page=country&countryCode=FR&remote=true https://www.electricitymap.org/?wind=false&solar=false&page=...
- JungleGymSam 7y agoExactly. This is just alarmism.