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Also note that much of the pollution in India and China is created in the process of manufacturing goods which are then exported to the west, so it’s not like y
by jl6 5y ago
Also note that much of the pollution in India and China is created in the process of manufacturing goods which are then exported to the west, so it’s not like you and I have no influence at all.
- patricius 5y agoRight. We could choose not to buy from them, helping them stay in poverty. That's always an option.
- loa_in_ 5y agoCurrently Dollars only serve the Chinese government as a way to put pressure on the competition (USA). They are still eating their own food and living in their own technology based buildings built from their local resources by their local workforce. America doesn't help keep Chinese from poverty, because China isn't incapable of it in the first place. If anything, the political pressures just created perverse incentives there.
- loa_in_ 5y agoCorrection: Dollars only serve the Chinese government as a way to put pressure on the competition, and means to buy microelectronics
- samatman 5y agoThat's not even remotely true. China isn't self-sufficient in calories, be they fuel or food. If they don't get dollars for foreign trade, they starve in the dark.
- pantalaimon 5y agoNot buying new stuff so often would be a start.
- belly_joe 5y agoMost of the growth in Chinese carbon emissions (>90%) is due to growth Chinese consumption, not exports. https://ourworldindata.org/co2/country/china https://ourworldindata.org/co2/country/china