I’ve studied geopolitics all my life: climate breakdown is a bigger threat than China and Russia - eviltoast

‘Risk’ analyses largely ignore the dangers of the climate crisis. Unless we wake up to them, they will soon outweigh all others

  • WalnutLum@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    I’m pretty sure China’s CO2 emissions are dropping at such a rate they’ll drop below the US’s within 10 years.

    They do not need to be stopped.

    • MrMakabar@slrpnk.net
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      2 months ago

      That would be great, but I doubt that. If US emissions stay stable that would be a 6.6% annual drop over a decade. If Carbonbriefs anslysis of Bidens climate policy is correct and US polizicans do not touch that at all, we are talking 10% annual drops. So far Chinas emissions have been growing most years. They might have peaked right now, but I foubt, they drop this quickly.