The chinese are responsible for climate change and the corona virus. If corona wiped out 500 million chinese the world wouldnt have a climate change problem. The chinese are ruining the world. Trump us correct.
The industrial revolution started in China?
. I'm sure the CCP in Beijing would love to spin it that way but no. Greenhouse gases in our atmosphere have been studied since the late 19th century and man-made global warming has been known as an issue since the 1950s. China's rise (as a power as well as their carbon emissions) has only occurred in the last 30 years. Likewise, India is only recent in terms of their high emissions. Hence the need for global action including from Australia which is still highly dependent on fossil fuels and so to void economic risk we need to ween ourselves off them.
The shutdowns worldwide have reportedly seen a 8% reduction in emissions/pollution. Good for the environment and people living in highly polluted cities which are now clear but that's not a viable solution to climate change. We can't survive like this economically and just like post-GFC, emissions will rise quickly again as soon as the crisis is over. Only a move to cleaner renewable energy sources will reduce emissions while still growing the economy. The bogus argument that climate action will hurt the economy is now moot. It's now an opportunity to stimulate our economy (and create new jobs) which was slowing even before the coronacrisis and will be in recession with high unemployment when the crisis is over.
As for dopey Trump and his denialism, he walked away from global action on climate change and according to him we should ingest and inject disinfectant to treat covid-19 instead
. Summed up by one of his supporters protesting against the lockdowns over there - "I don't believe in your science. I believe in my god"
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