CO2 is harder to limit than CFCs, but my point is that there are existence proofs that policy can trump economics. I agree the West is higher on a per capita b

CO2 is harder to limit than CFCs, but my point is that there are existence proofs that policy can trump economics. I agree the West is higher on a per capita basis, but the important measure is the change. The West is cutting emissions per person, and China is increasing them. It’s significant that China is mostly selling their panels to the West. If they are such world leaders, why do they continue to accelerate coal and gas generation? If they have the cheapest panels, why don’t they just use those? Because their policy is to maximise economic power and practically ignore emissions. Unless the west finds a way to incentivise reductions in the east and developing world (eg green investment, tariffs based on emissions), our sacrifices will have been in vain.