A question to climate deniers on here: Do you believe the markets should determine how we generate our energy?

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akindheart · 61-69, F

I am a republican but i do believe in climate change. i saw firsthand when i saw pics of the Mendanhall glacier now and when i visited it. but i also believe the 2 largest contributors to pollution (China and India) should not have been allowed and extension to clean up and should do their part first.

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@akindheart

i do believe in climate change.

Thank God you do.

but i also believe the 2 largest contributors to pollution (China and India) should not have been allowed and extension to clean up and should do their part first.

I disagree

China and India may be the largest polluters NOW, but the US, UK and the Western world have emitted FAR more pollution than India and China ever will. It should have been up to us to do our bit first, but we're passing the buck.

akindheart · 61-69, F

@SW-User nope. i don't agree. look at all the chinese production. they should not have been given a free pass. they need to do their part. we have made some strides in emissions at least. everyone should contribute

SW-User

@akindheart China have made huge strides in curbing their emissions. They are massively investing in renewables and EVs and have slahed their carbon intensity by more than 50% in just one decade. They are most certainly "doing their bit." . And what do you mean by a "free pass"? If anything, it is the US and Europe that are getting a free pass, angrily pointing fingers at China and India and saying "what about them"? as if we in the West are not ultimately responsible for the mess we're in.

Still, at least we're singing from the same songsheet in that we want emissions curbed ASAP.