Your argument confuses different things - a statement on a commitment, with raw data. The right relationship is the one between the talking and the walking the talk.
How many of the G20 are in line with their Paris NDCs ? Just ONE - India.
climate-transparency.org/wp-content/upl…
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How many of the G20 are in line with their Paris NDCs ? Just ONE - India.
climate-transparency.org/wp-content/upl…
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https://twitter.com/Peston/status/1455220628991139841
And another:
germanwatch.org/en/19552
The US sits comfortably among the worst in both.
To quote a movie dialogue, your egos writing checks your country can’t cash.
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germanwatch.org/en/19552
The US sits comfortably among the worst in both.
To quote a movie dialogue, your egos writing checks your country can’t cash.
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Literally the entirety of your argument is that the 3rd biggest economy (PPP terms) is the third biggest emitter. This is as insightful as arguing that water is wet.
Homilies about big emitters having do ‘do something’ are useless virtue signaling noise.
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Homilies about big emitters having do ‘do something’ are useless virtue signaling noise.
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The US record since Paris is abysmal. And no you don’t get to just throw the last President under the bus. That is simply US domestic politics irrelevant to anyone else. Nations are accountable, not people.
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Climate change action happens when countries set credible goals and demonstrate a record of actually meeting them. India rates high on every CTR since Paris. The US doesn’t. Why should anyone assume the US will achieve 2050 goals when its way off track 5 years from Paris ?
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China and India know the game here - it’s a bare knuckle fight between the historical culprits - the west - and incremental contributors - the newly industrialized countries. Both sides will point fingers. It’s natural. Here’s one pointed at the west:
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You care about climate ? Fine, do this:
- put every single western clean technology on FRAND terms or with no IP protection at all. Anyone can implement it as cheaply as they can.
- put together a large fund any such country can leverage to fund such industrial efforts.
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- put every single western clean technology on FRAND terms or with no IP protection at all. Anyone can implement it as cheaply as they can.
- put together a large fund any such country can leverage to fund such industrial efforts.
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After all this is about saving the planet. So put profit motive aside and put the money and IP where the mouth is.
The west won’t do it , because it’s about the money, technology and industrial power. It is for everyone else too - India and China included.
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The west won’t do it , because it’s about the money, technology and industrial power. It is for everyone else too - India and China included.
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The west isn’t any better at thinking about the planet or the kids than India or China.
The only metric of any relevance is how good is the west at living up to its existing obligations ? The numbers are right at the start of the thread.
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The only metric of any relevance is how good is the west at living up to its existing obligations ? The numbers are right at the start of the thread.
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