Re:West Antarctica Begins to Destabilize with ‘Intense Unbal...
by vidarh on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @01:26PM
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China are also in the situation where their depedence on coal and their poor current record in cleaning up industrial output makes the negative effects of the status quo much more noticeable.
When the West reached that stage, renewable power was less of a consideration and option, and so we opted for emissions standards and similar than brought the noticeable effects down to tolerable levels, and we are paying for it now in weaker support for putting in place a proper fix.
Re:West Antarctica Begins to Destabilize with ‘Intense Unbal...
by JamesBarney on Wednesday October 26, 2016 @06:38PM
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Fracking has actually been beneficial in reducing climate change because the carbon footprint of natural gas is far lower than coal. Most O&G companies are currently pushing for a carbon tax.
Re:West Antarctica Begins to Destabilize with ‘Intense Unbal...
by lowgman on Thursday October 27, 2016 @10:19AM
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That is like saying a ball peen hammer is beneficial in reducing damage to the skull compared to a sledge hammer.
Re:West Antarctica Begins to Destabilize with ‘Intense Unbal...
by JamesBarney on Thursday October 27, 2016 @02:09PM
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And one saying which is relevant is "Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good."
Except that China is halting construction on 20+ coal plants. And deploying renewables faster than any other country. And putting in place heavy subsidies for electric vehicles. Chinese citizens overwhelmingly support renewables and the cost associated with it:
https://cleantechnica.com/2016/09/29/china-cities-overwhelmi...
Americans? One presidential candidate wants more fracking, the other one thinks China invented climate change, and everyone else is oblivious in their SUV on their way to Starbucks.
One might argue its easier for China to evolve to a non-carbon economy because their citizens haven't tasted the decadence Americans have of a carbon-intensive lifestyle; regardless, China is going above and beyond what the US has ever considered for climate change policy, and drag us Americans along for the ride. Thanks China?