What Do You Think Of Greta Thunberg?

[Independent thinker]

Carter was the last honest man, to serve as a Democrat President. He was incompetent as shit, but at least he was honest and sincerely tried to act in America's best interest.

Every Democrap who has been President since him has been thoroughly corrupt and crooked. And on top of that, the last two have been at least as incompetent as well.

We likely should not have people traveling much at all, since we can use the internet.
For cargo, we should be using ships instead of planes, but sailboats are not a bad idea either.
After WWII, European cars commonly got over 40 mpg.
They had about 1 liter engines, and were not intended to cruise at 75 mph as we do now.
Wind resistance exponentially increases after 55 mph.
We could at least cut back to 65 mph and greatly reduce emissions and fuel consumption.
High speed trains and hyperloop are about 100 times more efficient than cars, so are great alternatives.

But I don't really know that much about Greta, and I doubt she understands the details very well.
Just a good heart.

LOL. Yes, I dare you to run a campaign with those themes.

 

[Independent thinker]

Wrong.
Pollution per person is ALL that counts.
The US is not just the biggest offender, but the most offensive.

China is responsible for 27% of the world's pollution all by itself, cumulatively more than every other industrial nation combined and talking about adding more coal plants for energy and you're fine with that? How do you expect to get a handle on Climate change with being fine with China's pollution rate?

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

How dare you I’m just a dumb little girl she says

given that, i do believe the left has used her to push an image people see through anymore.

Nah, you are delusional. She is a global hero, only reviled by American right wing pukes who hated her the moment they found out who and what she is. Just another global embarrassment by our pandemic of stupid people.

 

[Rigby5]

LOL. Yes, I dare you to run a campaign with those themes.

And who does that condemn?
Who will be left with the mess we ignore?
So then isn't Greta correct, that we are sort of stealing from our descendants?

 

[BlindBoo]

Carter was likely the single most honorable president we ever had.

Could be but he committed unpardonable political sins of the times. First, he wanted to decriminalize Marijuana. Second he wanted energy independence through conservation and new renewable energy sources. Big Business, the Oil Patch, Laws enforcement, the Bureaucracy (soon to be known as the Deep State) all were against his progressive agenda. That without getting into his policy on Detente and the MIC feelings on that.....

He was ahead of his time.

 

[DudleySmith]

She is a mentally ill child being used by her parents.

She will probably end up being flattened by a bulldozer somewhere, like Saint Pancake was in Israel. supporting terrorist vermin.

 

[Rigby5]

China is responsible for 27% of the world's pollution all by itself, cumulatively more than every other industrial nation combined and talking about adding more coal plants for energy and you're fine with that? How do you expect to get a handle on Climate change with being fine with China's pollution rate?

Wrong.

She will probably end up being flattened by a bulldozer somewhere, like Saint Pancake was in Israel. supporting terrorist vermin.

Regardless of anything else, there is no doubt that Zionist pretty much invented terrorism.
Why do you think the Zionist Menachem Begin blew up the King David Hotel?
It was so that after killing the British peace keeper high command, there was no one to stop the Zionists from committing mass murder.
The Zionists then gunned down the UN Moderator, Folke Bernadotte, so that they could then start massacring Arab villages, like Dier Yassin.

And you are trying to call the Palestinians "terrorists"?
That's ridiculous.
They are freedom fighters against a massive foreign invading oppressor, who has no right to even be there.

 

[Rigby5]

China is responsible for 27% of the world's pollution all by itself, cumulatively more than every other industrial nation combined and talking about adding more coal plants for energy and you're fine with that? How do you expect to get a handle on Climate change with being fine with China's pollution rate?

China's "pollution rate" is one of the lowests in the whole world.
They only produces a little more than what the US does, but with 5 times the population.

This site shows the US rated 4th, with emissions at 19.86, while China is only 78th at 2.7.
(metric tons per 1000 people)

Countries Compared by Environment > CO2 Emissions per 1000. International Statistics at NationMaster.com

CO2: Total Emissions (excluding land-use) Units: thousand <a href=/encyclopedia/metric-space>metric</a> tonnes of carbon dioxide. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

www.nationmaster.com

 

[monkrules]

She's probably a nice kid.

But she's boring, predictable, and has received way too much exposure. I cringe when I hear her voice.

Hearing her say, "blah, blah, blah," a dozen times was painful as Hell.

 

[DudleySmith]

She's probably a nice kid.

But she's boring, predictable, and has received way too much exposure. I cringe when I hear her voice.

Hearing her say, "blah, blah, blah," a dozen times was painful as Hell.

She loves the attention.

 

[Independent thinker]

And who does that condemn?
Who will be left with the mess we ignore?
So then isn't Greta correct, that we are sort of stealing from our descendants?

LOL. Yes, I dare you to run a campaign with those themes.

 

[Independent thinker]

Wrong.


Regardless of anything else, there is no doubt that Zionist pretty much invented terrorism.
Why do you think the Zionist Menachem Begin blew up the King David Hotel?
It was so that after killing the British peace keeper high command, there was no one to stop the Zionists from committing mass murder.
The Zionists then gunned down the UN Moderator, Folke Bernadotte, so that they could then start massacring Arab villages, like Dier Yassin.

And you are trying to call the Palestinians "terrorists"?
That's ridiculous.
They are freedom fighters against a massive foreign invading oppressor, who has no right to even be there.

No wonder kool aide is out of stock.

 

[Independent thinker]

China's "pollution rate" is one of the lowests in the whole world.
They only produces a little more than what the US does, but with 5 times the population.

This site shows the US rated 4th, with emissions at 19.86, while China is only 78th at 2.7.
(metric tons per 1000 people)

Countries Compared by Environment > CO2 Emissions per 1000. International Statistics at NationMaster.com

CO2: Total Emissions (excluding land-use) Units: thousand <a href=/encyclopedia/metric-space>metric</a> tonnes of carbon dioxide. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

www.nationmaster.com

Oh please. China, all by itself, pollutes more than all of the industrialized nations combined and they want to add more coal plants on top of that. Why are you ok with that?

China is out-polluting the world

They say climate change is a global issue, something that the entire world is responsible for. But for more that two centuries, western countries went on a pollution spree. The West was a powerhouse of emmissions with its trains, factories, oil refineries and much more. Most of the pollution we...

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We are told that every country is equally responsible. It's an excellent bit of propaganda. US and Europe polluted the world and made big money. But now, China is out-polluting the world.

China accounted for 27 per cent of Greenhouse gas emissions in 2019. This is more than the US, India, the EU and Japan put together. In fact if we leave India and developed nations, they would fall short of China.

Where is China headed? Where does this leave the battle against climate change? And what role will the West play?

Question number one: Where is china headed?

President Xi Jinping says China's emissions will peak by 2030. So to answer the question. China's emissions are heading up. In 2020 they surged 1.7 per cent. Notably, this surge was recorded during the pandemic year. Global emmissions during this period dropped. But China's went up.

What about per capita numbers?

China usually scores well on this indicator. It helps when you have 1.4 billion people to share the massive load. But in 2019, that wasn't the case. The developed world reported 10.5 tonnes per capita. China came close with 10.1 tonnes.

They were at 7.18 tonnes in 2016. So the rise has been exponential. In the last two decades, Chinese per capita emission tripled.

If this trend holds, China will overtake the US before 2030.

Where does this leave China's climate commitments? Peak emissions by 2030. Net zero by 2050. That's what Xi Jinping has promised.

How realistic is this?

Last year, Beijing cleared coal power projects worth 474 million dollars. These are all investments outside China.

What about inside the country? More than half the energy demand is still met using coal. So Beijing is using the western playbook.

In fact they are perfecting it. Exporting pollution. And at the same time, burning coal at home.

Question number two, where does this leave the battle against climate change?

Chinese officials have ranked their priorities. Economic growth beats pollution. On this, most of the developing world is in agreement. But China's pace is worrying. It makes up nearly 18 per cent of world population. But 27% of emissions. A climate change conversation without China is pointless.

So far, they have promised a lot. But with China, promises don't matter. Which brings us to the third question.

What can the West do?

To be honest, they have done enough damage. So it would be better for them to stay away. We are still paying for their centuries of pollution.

A graph of cumulative emmissions from 1750 to 2019 shows developed world accounting for 1,000 gigatonnes of emissions.

What about China? Somewhere around 200. That's how far ahead the West is. The developing world would take decades to catch up.

But here's the thing, countries like India don't want to catch up. They are exploring green alternatives. But China is steaming ahead with coal. There are 1,058 coal plants in the country. More than half the global capacity is in China.

What about their Paris Accord goals?

Climate trackers have called the progress highly insufficient. So that's where things stand. The West is still the big villain. They must foot the bill for reversing climate change. But China is catching up fast. If they don't turn away from coal. You can add climate change to the list of things China must pay for.

 

[BlindBoo]

Why do you think the Zionist Menachem Begin blew up the King David Hotel?

It was the headquarters of the Brits and it has all the evidence against the Haganah's activity. They called in a warning so they could evacuate the building. The Brits ignored the warning.

And you are trying to call the Palestinians "terrorists"?

Did they call in warnings about the bombing of school buses or pizzeria's? Not to say the Haganah or the other Jewish militants always warned about attacking the Arabs.