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>Developed countries have "cleaned up their act" largely by outsourcing emissions intensive industry to developing countries That's only partially true and has
by tonyedgecombe 2y ago
>Developed countries have "cleaned up their act" largely by outsourcing emissions intensive industry to developing countries
That's only partially true and has flattened off in recent years. In the US the deficit of goods and services imports vs exports only represents 2.8% of total GDP.
- defrost 2y agoDoes that counter the claim though? Is the correlation between value of goods and emissions and waste related to goods so strong that GDP value balance is an easy standin for emissions and waste balance?