> Econ wrote:
> > Justinian I wrote:
> You can talk about global warming, but you won't have nearly as much of an effect on global warming unless you focus on China. Their industry is growing and they are making minimal effort to be efficient. In fact, a considerable number of their people live in unhealthy conditions.
Looks like we should concentrate on the US, as well as China:
1 United States 6,049,435 22.2 %
2 China and Taiwan 5,010,170 18.4 %
European Union 4,001,222 14.7 %
3 Russia 1,524,993 5.6 %
4 India 1,342,962 4.9 %
5 Japan 1,257,963 4.6 %
6 Germany 860,522 3.1 %
7 Canada 639,403 2.3 %
8 United Kingdom 587,261 2.2 %
9 South Korea 465,643 1.7 %
10 Italy 449,948 1.7 %
Yes I know about per capita, and fast growth - but 6mill is still the sinlge largest figure>
Yeah, well look at the EU lol. Trading industrial efficiency for less pollution, when in fact we are the most industrial country and we meet Western standards, while ignoring China, seems like a big power play if you ask me. I mean, what can you expect the US to do? Have extremely high pollution regulations compared to European states, or to reduce its industrial capacity? While you could have the US meet European standards, we aren't far behind and that would have a very marginal effect.