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Re:Big Coal Plants Begin to Close by reitzensteinm on Saturday August 17, 2019 @01:25AM (#20722277)
China is still way behind the States in per capita. Quoting absolute numbers is just meaningless.
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Re:Big Coal Plants Begin to Close by ridewinter on Saturday August 17, 2019 @01:47AM (#20722355)
The biosphere only cares about absolute numbers.
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Re:Big Coal Plants Begin to Close by reitzensteinm on Saturday August 17, 2019 @02:57AM (#20722603)
Yes, it cares about the combined emissions of each human, not what silly borders we've drawn on a map.

Western countries don't have a moral right to pressure everyone else until we get our own house in order. China isn't the problem. You are, and so am I.

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