| ▲ | cute_boi 7 hours ago | |||||||||||||
Despite all the pollution, 24% of Indians live below the lower-middle-income poverty line of $4.20 per day... | ||||||||||||||
| ▲ | alephnerd 7 hours ago | parent [-] | |||||||||||||
Yes, and? That's why nothing will happen. Developing countries like India, Indonesia, and Vietnam are continuing to expand their emissions as they industrialize. All are expected to have an GDP growth rate in the 6-8% range over the next decade, as will their peers across Asia, so the carbon footprint globally will only increase. Even China's emissions rate aren't decreasing - they're stagnant, which is a good shift, but not enough to turn the tide given how large China's existing carbon footprint is. Edit: can't reply > but they're not going to expand by taking on coal and fossil fuels... India [0], Vietnam [1], and other large industrializing nation in Asia have all doubled down on expanding coal usage over the last 6 months. And that's ignoring increased usage of NatGas and Oil. [0] - https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/india-will-use-more-... [1] - https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/vietnam-looks-more-c... | ||||||||||||||
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