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Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Carbon-heavy development in countries part of China's Belt and Road Initiative could render the Paris climate goals unreachable, according to a new analysis on the gargantuan global infrastructure project released Monday.
The massive network of ports, railways, roads and industrial parks spanning Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe will see trillions invested in new infrastructure across 126 countries.
While the Chinese state is putting up a significant part of the cash, the project will also see other national and private-sector investment, and opponents warn of its devastating environmental impact.
An analysis of the possible carbon footprint of infrastructure development in Belt and Road (BRI) countries said there was a significant risk of the initiative alone producing enough greenhouse gas emissions to derail the Paris climate goals.
The 2015 accord enjoins nations to cap temperature rises to "well below" two degrees Celsius (3.6 Farenheit) above pre-industrial levels.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 04 2019, @08:08AM (1 child)
Moving the goalposts. Just yesterpost, you were arguing about the unions not being green enough. What's this about women, is feminism a green cause too now?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday September 04 2019, @01:58PM
Well, yeah, I think a fair, living wage is kinda a green issue. You do know how certain people were exempted from the minimum wage laws, do you not? Just in case - rich ranchers and resaurateurs went to Washington, and bribed their congress critters to exempt all the people who worked for them.
Very much like how Pelosi exempted American Samoa from the raise in minimum wages, because she and her husband own big stocks in the tuna industry.
"Oh, Americans deserve a decent wage, unless they work for me!"
I need X amount of green to get by, and most waitresses, farm workers, and whatever probably need some similar amount of green just to get by. Sucks that a waitress has to suck up to shit-head customers in the hopes of getting a tip to make up for the customer's crap attitude. You've seen it, I've seen it, we've all seen it, if you live in the US.