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oldsoftie

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11. Without boundaries there would be mass chaos

Reply to Xoan (Reply #6)

Thu May 6, 2021, 02:39 PM

May 2021

Without set borders the modern world couldnt exist or be funded

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China's Emissions Now Exceed All the Developed World's Combined [View all] oldsoftie May 2021 OP

It's a problem of sheer numbers of human beings. A bit misleading without the full data. Demnation May 2021 #1

True, but planet Earth doesn't care about per capita. FailureToCommunicate May 2021 #2

+1000 Mosby May 2021 #4

Moreso than arbitrary boundaries ... Xoan May 2021 #6

Without boundaries there would be mass chaos oldsoftie May 2021 #11

Predicating out lives entirely on the imaginary seems our de-facto position. LanternWaste May 2021 #15

The only way to look at this is per capita mainer May 2021 #7

Per capita is meaningless when facing a global problem like climate change NickB79 May 2021 #13

"Look at China! Look at China! Ignore us!" mainer May 2021 #17

India has a far lower per capita output of greenhouse gasses than China. speak easy May 2021 #3

India produces more particulates than any other country. Mosby May 2021 #5

Every country has to get with the program or we're all doomed Bayard May 2021 #8

China is still a developing nation. OneCrazyDiamond May 2021 #9

The atmosphere doesnt care who is developed & who isnt oldsoftie May 2021 #10

I don't see developing nations mitigating carbon they didn't put up there. OneCrazyDiamond May 2021 #12

Over half of all carbon in the air has been emitted since 1988, much of it China's NickB79 May 2021 #14

That is fair. OneCrazyDiamond May 2021 #16

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