China and climate change

[Y Chwyldro Comiwnyddol Cymraeg]

I read that even if we do not use our cars for a month, China would cancel out the good effects from this in a week.(I'm unsure how reliable my source is).
How can we make them see, it will be better for them in the long term to go green sooner rather than later(when oil reserves run out)?Should the UN some-how force them to cut their emmisions(by threatening to economicly sancsion them if they dont co-operate, and cut carbon emissions). And offer a greater reward to the Brazilian government,for instance, if it protects the Amazon, as opposed to cut it sown, sellk the treas and sell the land for cattle ranchesetc.

[redxroses]

i think we should focus on the US first, if they change, it will become much easiar to convince other countries. THe problem is that is the US, a rich country is "allowed" to carry on contributing so much to global warming then why should we target countrie like china and india who, compared to the US "need" to emit these gases?

i read that if britain completely stopped letting off any green house gases forever then China would make up the shortfall in something like 5 years.

i think we should maybe focus on other ways of prolonging global warming, developing the electric car to be more reliable perhaps.

[chebol]

For what it's worth, while China is a MASSIVE polluter - on an apocalyptic scale - they are also investing enormous amounts of money in renewable and non-polluting energy.

I'll post the deatils if I find the time (I have exams over the next two weeks)

[anarchista feminista]

I personally don't have much of an idea about this but my parents recently visited and they have shown me some photos of the sky. You could not see the sun except for a dull orange light. It's quite worrying. :(

[Janus]

How can we make them see
By supporting the Chinese who are trying to decrease environmental degradation. It's not just that China doesn't want to go green but that it also doesn't have the resources or the drive to really do that.

However, one must keep in mind that it is the old industrialized nations that have driven us to this point so criticizing China for its pollution is a bit unfair to say the least.

[Dimentio]

The main problem is economic growth. The main cure is technocracy.

[Janus]

The main problem is economic growth
Economic growth itself isn't the problem but rather unsustainable economic growth.