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Soviet Union’s collapse led to drop in carbon emissions (2019)
- MuchoMaas 4y agoMichael Parenti points out in one of his lectures on YouTube that it was unfortunate that the Soviet Union bought into the idea that high meat consumption constitutes a "better" diet and began diverting large amounts of its agricultural output to feeding livestock.
- fulvioterzapi 4y agoMust be the most tone deaf article I read in a while. Lots of people were starving in Russia in the ‘90s, for sure malnourished or dead people emit less carbon.
- roboticmind 4y agoIt is worth noting that this doesn't just look at things in the 90's, but goes all the way out to 2011
- fulvioterzapi 4y agoStill very rough years for Russia. Still as tone deaf as observing that since grandma has suddenly died the ecological footprint of the family greatly improved.