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>> is there going to be any leadership here from say, the USA? The UN? The EU? China? Anyone? China has been been aiming to reduce human impact on the planet f

• NickC25 3y ago
  Maybe they are paying lip service to such, but in practice, no, they haven't, and they aren't. At least internally. Why? Because their economy is slowing down and they have a massive population imbalance. They ended the one-child policy and want families to have 2 or 3 kids in hopes that they can help revive their economy. They can't continue to grow at the pace they have been since the turn of the century, but if The Party wants to maintain its power (which it does at all costs), it needs to continue to hit growth targets. Can't do that with a shrinking population. Their Belt-And-Road doesn't really help either because it brings new money to developing countries which in turn brings new lifestyle demands from countries with now increased standards of living due to an influx of capital from increased trade with China.
• nehal3m 3y ago
  That sparked a thought: Considering how global all supply chains are nowadays, would the disruption sparked by the first big impacts of climate change be better for the climate, or worse? Let's say most of the markets for luxury goods crash because of poverty due to mass migration and food and water shortages. That would be a net benefit to overall CO2 emissions, right?