At 12:00 PM 4/30/2007 -0700, Dan M. wrote: snip
>Having set this up, let's think of the cut that would be required to stop >global warming. Elsewhere you suggested boycotting China until they have a >more environmentally friendly policy. If I were Chinese, I'd counter that >this is an unreasonable and hypocritical action for the West, since their >per capita carbon emission is less than that of any Western country. It's >less than half of that of the UK, and less than 20% of the US. > >The numbers that I've seen is that the US and Europe, and other developed >countries have to drop to, essentially, the per capita carbon consumption of >China...and China and India, etc. have to hold their consumption at or below >that level. > >I'll stop here for now, I'm not sure if anyone is interesting in replying. >But, if there interest, I think I could argue that even Debbie's lifestyle >would be all but impossible in a no global warming world. It would be possible in a world with far fewer people. Unfortunately the routes to that state are really unpleasant. There isn't even a word for a billion people dying. The long term alternatives to abundant energy are fairly well understood, but there is little public push for them. Keith Henson _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
