snacks to United KingdomEnglish · 1 year agoEating less meat ‘like taking 8 million cars off the road’news.slashdot.orgexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down111file-text
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minus-squarethepixelfox@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·1 year agoAnd China contributes around 32% toward it too. But China isn’t gonna listen and just keep doing their bullshit and ruining lives and the environment.
minus-squareTheDeadGuy@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThey are experiencing record heatwaves so it might be getting their attention. Their population is huge so if they become uncomfortable it’s a powerful force for change
minus-squarecrystal@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThe CO2 per capita produced in China is significantly less than the CO2 per capita produced in most first world countries. Even if an average first world person decides to eat no meat at all, they’re still gonna cause more CO2 emission than an average chinese person. This isn’t to be blamed on China.
minus-squarethepixelfox@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWhile countries with higher per-capita emissions have work to do, China’s raw pollution is absolutely an issue.
And China contributes around 32% toward it too. But China isn’t gonna listen and just keep doing their bullshit and ruining lives and the environment.
They are experiencing record heatwaves so it might be getting their attention. Their population is huge so if they become uncomfortable it’s a powerful force for change
The CO2 per capita produced in China is significantly less than the CO2 per capita produced in most first world countries.
Even if an average first world person decides to eat no meat at all, they’re still gonna cause more CO2 emission than an average chinese person.
This isn’t to be blamed on China.
While countries with higher per-capita emissions have work to do, China’s raw pollution is absolutely an issue.