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Figure out how to stop China from building a new coal-fired power plant every week.

• pharmakom 4y ago
  Emissions per capita in China are not even that high though.
  • bcrosby95 4y ago
    I didn't realize it was a per capita problem. Maybe we can breed our way out of it so the global emissions per capita will be better and the environment will be happy.
    • pharmakom 4y ago
      Not sure why you are being sarcastic. No one wants to reduce their emissions (maybe a small number do or perhaps only in the abstract. Most like their steak and international travel. I know I do) so how do we make it fair? I cannot see any way that is fair that isn’t based around some per capita distribution. Of course this will be impossible to do exactly, but we should aim for an approximation.
      • bcrosby95 4y ago
        Coal is the dirtiest power source available. Globally, electricity is among the largest source of emissions. China has a strong commitment towards renewables, but for various reasons they also love coal. A brand new power plant is a long term commitment: these things last for decades. Building a new one today means burning through coal for 30+ years. The best use of the world's resources would be to ensure no new coal plants are built, regardless of each individual country's emissions problems. Furthermore, China is ahead of most countries in Europe on a per capita basis. Making excuses for them just because they aren't at the top on this metric is kinda bullshit.