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This apparent decoupling in western nations is an illusion made possible by globalization, where resources are extracted from the global South. When you count i
by ttiurani 5y ago
This apparent decoupling in western nations is an illusion made possible by globalization, where resources are extracted from the global South. When you count in production, no more decoupling can be found.
Find the sources for these from for example:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13563467.2019.1598964?journalCode=cnpe20 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13563467.2019.15...
Edit. Here specifically on decoupling:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1462901120304342?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S14629...
- tarsinge 5y agoThis is a very important aspect, we really must stop looking at country specific environmental impact (and some other metrics) without its attached outsourced production.
- amiga 5y agoThis would mean we're responsible for emissions in China - I'd imagine that's not a popular opinion
- reallydontask 5y agoPopular or not, there is a lot of merit to that view. After all a lot of the emissions are driven by manufacturing of goods for export to the West, thus it makes sense for us to take some responsability for them