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Mosby

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14. Per capita emissions is a garbage stat

Reply to hunter (Reply #7)

Sun May 22, 2022, 10:23 PM

May 2022

We produce $65,000 per person, India is like 1900 bucks, China 10K. Those two countries produce more pollution than the rest of the world combined, and will continue to do so, despite the Guardian.

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Revealed: the 'carbon bombs' set to trigger catastrophic climate breakdown [View all] Celerity May 2022 OP

At around 1000ppm, people become 20 pct dumber. roamer65 May 2022 #1

Data from Earth's past holds a warning for our future under climate change Celerity May 2022 #2

... roamer65 May 2022 #3

After seeing your post, I borrowed the book for the library Javaman May 2022 #22

It is. roamer65 May 2022 #23

in the very first paragraph... Javaman May 2022 #24

Yes, royally. roamer65 May 2022 #25

But that's the reality we have to deal with. hunter May 2022 #26

One point that often doesn't get mentioned. roamer65 May 2022 #5

At that rate, True Dough May 2022 #4

Here is a story exboyfil May 2022 #6

Idiocracy is coming. roamer65 May 2022 #9

Cognitive impairment, Delphinus May 2022 #13

It's damned near impossible for an affluent North American not to be complicit in this. hunter May 2022 #7

Well said Doc Sportello May 2022 #8

it is hard to deal with, as if I had to name one word to describe the American zeitgeist, it is Celerity May 2022 #10

Per capita emissions is a garbage stat Mosby May 2022 #14

So? hunter May 2022 #15

I was using per capita gdp numbers. Mosby May 2022 #16

Well, that's our problem in a nutshell. hunter May 2022 #18

Good points. nt. Mosby May 2022 #19

Excellent points, hunter. calimary May 2022 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity May 2022 #17

Kick! burrowowl May 2022 #11

Shit. Glad I'm 70. dchill May 2022 #12

Yeah. I know how you feel, my friend. calimary May 2022 #21