Per capita is the only rational way to make comparisons between countries. China is also still largely a manufacturing economy rather than a service economy, and nevertheless it’s outperforming Canada and the USA.

Being patriotic sometimes means demanding more from your country not just pretending you’re better against the facts.

China’s climate action is far more effective, and there are myriad non-partisan organizations ranking it higher than the US and Canada. We’re not taking their word for it, it’s independently verified.

But sure, start from the conclusion that CHINA BAD and pretend USA is rosy, that’ll bring some comfort as we continue to build long-term fossil fuel infrastructure and ship LNG overseas for the next few decades.

https://ccpi.org/ranking/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions_per_capita

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita

Does your gut have any published studies?

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When people talk about taxing these horrible people I think of tax as being a euphamism

The major difference is China is subsidizing green technologies that are good for curbing climate change and the USA is subsidizing harmful shit that’s killing us all

Now westerners will worry when lining up for concerts or flights and the increased security expenditure will impact their economy

I guess you support ISIS terror attacks as a brilliant play too?

ironically we need less of this kind of thinking in the world

shitposting on lemmy for example

One problem with “voting with your wallet” like this is some wallets are bigger than others and it’s not always easy and affordable to do the sustainable thing. Add to this that powerful lobbies (oil and gas, dairy, animal agriculture) use regulatory capture and other means to make their products the cheaper option for the consumer.

State action to drive green technologies down in price like that of China is met with tariffs and other protectionist measures that drive those prices right back up.

This is yet another tragedy of late stage capitalism sucking all wealth out of the working class, people may want to live more sustainably but they have to buy the cheap, disposable, subsidized options. Voting with your wallet isn’t easy when your wallet is empty.

I’m fairly privileged and I lead a vegan lifestyle, and I can pay extra to have some luxuries like the meat substitutes, vegan restaurants, or non-fast-fashion clothing. Others might be able to do the same, cheaper, but at a lower quality of life.

If we tackled wealth inequality with any vigor at all, more people could do this.

I don’t disagree, and in fact it is a huge part of the problem and we actively subsidize its production let alone limiting it. However the end result will be the same, so it’s not like saying “why should I have to recycle/deal with waste because companies are making single use products” because unlike in that case the alternative still has you eating less meat.

Consider checking out this entertaining and informative video about how wild things get https://youtu.be/XusyNT_k-1c?si=K_gxkl0X60kFmvw0.

Overseas nations grow animal feed in the US and ship it halfway across the world to feed their cattle. It’s absurd.

that’s a little old to be playing with interactive entertainment which engages your strategic thinking and problem solving skills, passively consume some content like a grown adult instead

Where are you located? In Canada, there are gray market options in major cities (i.e. physical storefronts) and online.

I hear you, it’s been a brutal millennium so far and things look like they’ll get worse before they get better.

We’re all powerless alone, and I don’t see us being able to stop the worst of what’s to come, but there’s pressure building against Israel, against capitalism, against conservatism, against the status quo.

It’s going to be a rough ride but we need to stubbornly exist and be present and visible so that the pressure keeps building.

Beef consumption at current levels is unsustainable, I agree with your general principle but you’re saying this as if everyone can continue to consume tons of beef every year. Whether industry, regulation, or individual action: you’re not going to eat as much beef.

This isn’t like recycling

Fair enough but I’m a little over uninformed people having political opinions

this is a bad take, it ignores the political philosophy foundations of left and right political theories and is a very naive perspective borne of the American two party system which doesn’t adequately represent leftism

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you really can’t tell that they’re the same thing?

Taliban are the conservatives of the region. This is what conservatives do.

Grandpa you figured out how to get online

You’re giving “race” as an arbitrary social construct special status above other characteristics. Height, hair color, etc.

You’re presupposing that race is more significant than these.

Furthermore, the flexibility of racial terms like “white” to include or exclude people like Italians and Irish over the decades also goes to show that it’s arbitrary and malleable.

Like religion, it’s just been a tool for political control. Conservatives love in groups and out groups, this is just the common one of the day.