sj_zero on Nostr: I've called China the west's picture of Dorian gray, because we're actually burning ...

I've called China the west's picture of Dorian gray, because we're actually burning just as much fossil fuels as ever before, but we get China to do it for us so we can pretend we're without sin.

If these people actually cared about the west's actual emissions, they'd place massive tariffs on all these countries to ensure industry in countries with environmental regulations remained competitive, and they'd include a carbon differential calculation on immigration so if people are trying to move from a low carbon use jurisdiction to a high carbon use jurisdiction they'd face a higher bar for entry.

But they won't do either of those things because none of this is about carbon emissions. Obviously.