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		vkou 8 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: China has added forest the size of Texas since 199... > Per capita emissions aren’t relevant to climate impact They aren't relevant to the climate, but they are relevant to how much energy and wealth you allow each person to have. Does a person in China deserve to have less energy or wealth than a person in America?

mulmen 8 days ago [–]

I don’t follow. Energy demands can be met with renewables. We don’t have to decrease energy consumption at all. We only need to eliminate fossil sources.

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