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pawnman99 t1_jdlw6jk wrote

Reply to comment by birnabear in Top lawyers defy bar to declare they will not prosecute peaceful climate protesters by je97

Do you think the atmosphere cares where the CO2 is coming from?

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birnabear t1_jdlysyp wrote

Nope, which is precisely why when looking at relative success or failure to minimise CO2 output, per capita is a better comparison. We are one planet, so arbitrary national boarders are less important than getting the global output down. It's via per capita you see where the best gains can come from.

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pawnman99 t1_jdm1c91 wrote

Yeah... not from any of the countries with protests.

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birnabear t1_jdnlpis wrote

Not true at all

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pawnman99 t1_jdnurpb wrote

True. Protesters in Germany managed to get nuclear plants shut down in exchange for coal fired plants.

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birnabear t1_jdnyqi4 wrote

And still a lot of work to go.

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pawnman99 t1_jdo0ys8 wrote

Yeah, because they're going the wrong fucking way.

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birnabear t1_jdomvko wrote

Seems to be going the right way to me. In 1979 they produced 14.35 tons per capita. In 2021 they were 8.09 tons per capita.

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