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Comment by embedding-shape

2 days ago

> but the politicians are absolutely trying to roll back the clock, push dirty tech, eliminate all environmental protections and regulations

Yes, in one country who seems hellbent on destroying itself.

But looking globally, more and more countries seems to get it at this point, and at least move in the right direction, compared to others. The others will make themselves irrelevant faster than the others can reach a future without fossil fuels.

> Yes, in one country who seems hellbent on destroying itself.

One of the largest countries in the world, measured by size, population, economy, and military. If you hadn't noticed, the US can do a lot of damage to the rest of the world all by itself. And pollution does not respect borders. Global warming does not respect borders.

  • Right, but again, it'll matter less and less as the US hegemony is dying and other countries will pick up the torch, and the ones who are taking over seem to be a bit more willing to both commit and execute on plans to reduce pollution and global warming in general.