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Originally Posted by whatnext
So despite all the prevaricating it is pretty clear who is adding to GHG emissions right now, not in some hypothetical future.
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If the metric is "adding to GHG emissions", pretty much every country in the world is not doing enough, because de-intensifying emissions can't keep up with population growth.
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Originally Posted by whatnext
I guess they don't like to share or they are protected by their ties to The Party.
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Do you have no clue how per capita numbers work? Yes, China has severe income inequality just the same as the western world. Yes, China has a lot of billionaires that have made their money by exploiting people just like the western world. But no, China is not nearly as rich per person as western countries. If you disperse a country's wealth evenly among all citizens, all Canadians (43k / person) could afford to rent a decent apartment, buy groceries, save for retirement, and maybe even take a modest vacation. Meanwhile, Chinese (11k / person) wouldn't even exceed the basic personal amount and would need to rely on food banks and subsidized housing.