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That's nonsense. Per person efficiency is critical. China is more efficient than the U.S. in co2, we should learn from that. We need efficiency and a total red
by yareal 3y ago
That's nonsense. Per person efficiency is critical. China is more efficient than the U.S. in co2, we should learn from that.
We need efficiency and a total reduction.
- roenxi 3y agoIf you get 50% more efficient in pollution/person in the US (which is already hard to see happening), total pollution will continue to increase as more people globally become wealthy. And, if they did become 50% more efficient, that doesn't change the eventual amount of pollution - it just doubles the time taken to get there. We'd still burn through all the available fossil fuels over the course of about 2 centuries so it is still all going to end up in the atmosphere. Per-capita efficiency isn't going to do anything. At least not anything that the climate-change crowd will like. Efficiency is a welcome thing for its own sake.
- Hikikomori 3y agoSo US emissions are fine, everyone else and especially China should lower, while making most of your stuff.
- roenxi 3y agoUS emissions are fine, everyone else and especially China should deploy as much cheap energy as they can without regard for carbon emissions. And I am very thankful to the Chinese for all the stuff they have made me, it is gratefully received.