Low-carbon ambitions must not interfere with 'normal life', says Xi Jinping

[catsudon]

Source: the guardian

China’s President Xi Jinping told Communist Party leaders that saving the planet from global warming won’t come at the expense of China’s economic growth or the comfort of its people.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/26/xi-jinping-warns-chinas-low-carbon-ambitions-must-not-interfere-with-normal-life

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where's the suprised pikachu meme?

[tinrobot]

1. The planet is a fixed size.

Yet, governments constantly demand growth.

This century is not going to be pretty.

[yaesu]

2. So, 500 year storms happening once a year doesn't "interfere with 'normal life'? nt

[ffr]

3. We have had NORMAL LIFE for 10 years. News flash. It ain't going to get better

Dead ender!

[PatSeg]

4. And can President Xi Jinping

tell global warming not to interfere with economic growth and the comfort of his people? A good economy doesn't mean much if there are no people to enjoy it.

What a stupid Inhofe-like thing to say.

[dalton99a]

5. "We will find more Lebensraum"

"We can always expand and invade"

[Javaman]

6. keep on killing the low wage workers, you will have no more to kiss your ass

the faux commies really care about the workers, huh?

[Javaman]

7. just wait until the thwaites glacier slides into the ocean. beijing will be underwater. oopie! nt

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

9. The glacier might add a couple feet to the ocean's level. Beijing is safely higher than that.

Shanghai, Macao, Hong Kong, they might be in trouble.

[Javaman]

12. good point I forgot that Beijing isn't on the coast. thanks! :) nt

[not fooled]

8. And didn't the first bush president say something similar?

"Nothing can interfere with the American way of life" or something like that, I think in regards to explaining why he wouldn't cut greenhouse gases. Sorry, can't find the quote.

Same sh*t, different asshole.

[roamer65]

10. The Chinese people will definitely suffer.

Last time I looked, a sizeable part of China will be underwater.

[Farmer-Rick]

11. Did he really say that?

It makes absolutely no logical sense.

"saving the planet from global warming won’t come at the expense of China’s economic growth or the comfort of its people."

That's like saying saving the house from collapse won't come at the expense of living and sleeping in the collapsed house??????????

Well if the planet gets so hot people can't live on its surface, then you have no China, no economic growth and no comfort for its people. Stupid is as stupid says it is. Does he think China is on another planet?

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

13. "China plans 43 new coal-fired power plants", not surprising, eh?

[eppur_se_muova]

14. Xi is describing a fantasy world. Things cannot continue as they are, and they certainly ...

cannot continue to support continued growth for one of the largest populations in the world.

[Martin68]

15. Translation: universally accepted humanistic ideals will not get in the way of world domination.

[former9thward]

16. How is Xi's statement different than any leader in the West?

Its not.

[hunter]

17. That seems to be the position of the U.S.A. as well.