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An average American consumes more resources than the average African, but when measured against the science/economic output they create, the average American is
by ArkanExplorer 5y ago
An average American consumes more resources than the average African, but when measured against the science/economic output they create, the average American is still multiples of times more efficient.
Its also much easier to transition Western societies to renewable energy and EVs, which wipes out a lot of carbon emissions for example.
Additionally, much of Africa (20%) is reliant on food aid from the West, so its not fair to assign all of the resource use to the people who are feeding them.
- throwaway210222 5y ago> Additionally, much of Africa (20%) is reliant on food aid from the West, so its not fair to assign all of the resource use to the people who are feeding them. Its going then to come as a shock to your world-view to learn that the UK, a nuclear power, with a permanent seat at the UN, and a card-carrying member of the West, had to receive food aid as recently as December 2020 from the UNICEF to feed their children [1]. So go turn your aircon off. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-55348047 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-55348047