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Re:China Set for Coal Expansion in Threat to Climate Goals by bigpumpkin on Thursday November 21, 2019 @12:51PM (#21597056)
"The only thing that matters is the emissions under control of any one government."

Why is this the case? Global warming does not care about the number of governments in the world.

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Re:China Set for Coal Expansion in Threat to Climate Goals by goatinaboat on Thursday November 21, 2019 @01:11PM (#21597310)
Because governments are able to cajole or compel behaviour in ways no other entity can.
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