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Even lower hanging fruit is the stupid fires in Indonesia (both wildfires and to clear land). We could pay to either employ those farmers in something else, or
by rdl 13y ago
Even lower hanging fruit is the stupid fires in Indonesia (both wildfires and to clear land). We could pay to either employ those farmers in something else, or to upgrade how they manage their land, for cheaper than CO2/pollution savings in US industry.
- jlgreco 13y agoAre wildfires in Indonesia stupid? Some ecosystems rely on periodic naturally occurring wildfires.
- rdl 13y agoThey're not naturally occurring, they're set either accidentally or intentionally by humans for the most part, either to clear the land or in the process of stealing stuff (either from plantations, or as plantations, depending on your politics). The scary thing is people are draining the peat bogs; if those catch on fire (peat is a great fuel, basically dirty coal), a lot of carbon goes into the atmosphere which would otherwise have been sequestered for centuries+. I'm fine with small wildfires clearing out fuel in a place which otherwise builds up fuel for bigger fires, but that's not Indonesia.
- mr_spothawk 13y agoCO2 from concrete manufacture is a big issue. Considering that all the buildings being built here are concrete construction, I think China is significantly higher output than a few measly brush fires
- rdl 13y agoThere is economic benefit to cement production and concrete construction (theoretically), whereas there is essentially no economic benefit from brush fires, and the savings from slash-and-burn vs. regular clearing is tiny.