Re:WA, NY and CA Governors Announce Formation of United Stat...
by sorenjan on Thursday June 01, 2017 @08:48PM
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What would you call them? Yes, they're poor [0].
United States $57,436
China $8,113
India $1,723
It's easy to say that everyone should be held to the same standard when you're already the richest. The US uses 7032 kg of oil equivalent/capita, China 2029 kg/capita, India 614 kg/capita [1]. If you really want to hold everyone to the same standard you could cut your energy use by an order of magnitude and still use more than India. It's ridiculous to hear an american president try to paint developing countries as energy thirsty when the three most sold vehicles in the US are pickup trucks while most people in China and India can't afford any kind of car [2].
Like you said, it's a global problem. It won't be solved by whining about "unfair" economic terms and bragging about opening more coal mines.
United States $57,436
China $8,113
India $1,723
It's easy to say that everyone should be held to the same standard when you're already the richest. The US uses 7032 kg of oil equivalent/capita, China 2029 kg/capita, India 614 kg/capita [1]. If you really want to hold everyone to the same standard you could cut your energy use by an order of magnitude and still use more than India. It's ridiculous to hear an american president try to paint developing countries as energy thirsty when the three most sold vehicles in the US are pickup trucks while most people in China and India can't afford any kind of car [2].
Like you said, it's a global problem. It won't be solved by whining about "unfair" economic terms and bragging about opening more coal mines.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nomi...
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_energy_co...
[2] http://www.businessinsider.com/best-selling-cars-trucks-vehi...