YAY! We're Not Number One?

China has overtaken the number one spot as largest CO2 polluter in the world. I don't know why this is really surprising news. Moving down to the number two spot is probably not something to be proud of.

The Chinese - and the UN - insist that rich countries with high per capita levels of pollution must cut emissions first, and help poorer countries to invest in clean technology.

America's per capita emissions are five to six times higher than China's, even though China has become the top manufacturing economy.
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Dr Auffhammer told BBC News that his projections had made an assumption that the Chinese government's recent aggressive energy efficiency programme would fail, as the previous one had failed badly.

"Our figures for emissions growth are truly shocking," he said.

"But there is no sense pointing a finger at the Chinese. They are trying to pull people out of poverty and they clearly need help.

"The only solution is for a massive transfer of technology and wealth from the West."

He acknowledged that this eventuality was unlikely.

Uh, I know, how about we all have to participate equally and ask innovative minds and deep pockets to help ease economic burdens, take money from non-compliant companies (heavy fines) and give it to the ones who are making a difference (subsidies)? Same with towns and cities. How about we all get together and sign something, we could call it some sort of agreement, or a protocol. We could sanction those that don't participate.

Oh, well. I guess we can't talk about that until after the election. What a tangled web...Meanwhile, the planet that we live on and its atmosphere continues to be abused for the profit of assholes that will be gone probably in a decade or two, at the most 100 years.

But, I'm clearly out of my fucking mind.

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