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Re:Why it makes sense for wealthier nations to help others d... by AlexandrB on Thursday March 13, 2025 @02:41PM (#43356104)
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.

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Re:Why it makes sense for wealthier nations to help others d... by fnordian on Thursday March 13, 2025 @02:52PM (#43356177)
It might https://www.nber.org/papers/w33364
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Re:Why it makes sense for wealthier nations to help others d... by EA-3167 on Thursday March 13, 2025 @06:25PM (#43357817)
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.

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