> This year offers a unique chance to act, because countries are required to update their declared national emissions-reduction contributions to the Paris agreement during 2025.

Oh this time "we" can "act" and make a "difference".

Is any of this going to have an impact if China isn't on board? It's good to help Senegal or Vietnam transition to cleaner energy sources, but it's a drop in the bucket.

The other problem is the dismal financial state of many western countries. Shipping more taxpayer money overseas is a hard sell if the economy is already in shambles.

It might https://www.nber.org/papers/w33364

No, realistically what would be required now is simply not going to happen, and we should really start figuring out what that's going to look like and what it means. Tbh people who weren't paralyzed by hope could have told you this decades ago, human nature at scale isn't exactly unpredictable.

Ironically the one technology that could have really saved our butts (fission) was rejected for being environmentally unsound.

Or: Why it makes sense for wealthier nations to help others _also_ be wealthy

One has to wonder if 1/2 the US military budget spent building universities and hospitals in central america, africa and the middle east couldn't massively reduce the unrest and poverty in those places, allow people to raise their families in peace, and eliminate illegal immigration.

The fact that the richest person on the planet is dismembering the US infrastructure for his own benefit is such a striking example of the idiot wealthy.

Flying billionaires to a resort on Mars? Stupidest idea ever...

Try eliminating poverty, hunger and childhood diseases elon. Then you'll have actually accomplished something...

Because the climate is global.