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Main Forums => Politics => Topic started by: Ben on May 03, 2018, 01:11:00 PM
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Gee, what a shocker. All those wealthy first world countries that lectured us over getting out of the agreement are not ponying up all the dough they promised. I suspect that as usual in these types of agreements, NATO, etc., they were all figuring they could shame us into paying more than our share to cover for them.
I guess it's not such a great deal when you not only have to talk the talk, but walk the walk. :laugh:
https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2018/05/03/apparently-all-those-countries-that-lectured-trump-on-the-paris-climate-accord-are-too-cheap-to-meet-their-own-obligations/
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They are two busy being drowned in their Socialist programs.
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In my turn towards protectionism and economic nationalism I've been reading how "free-trade" agreements as forced onto poor countries by rich countries through the stipulations that come with aid and loans is crippling the economies of those poor countries.
I don't believe that that is an unintended consequence. It's being done on purpose.
I believe the same thing about this environmental stuff. It's not about saving the planet. It's about saving the bottom line. Insist these poor countries invest in this alternative energy, low-carbon footprint crap and they'll never have the energy base to grow industry, or electrify their country and so forth. And thus will never compete with the rich countries in manufacturing.
So the Paris Accords and other eco-agreements are not about the rich countries doing anything. They're about making sure the poorer countries CAN'T do anything. And that's why the rich countries don't bother with actually following along with the agreement.
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Why don't they take those billions of dollars and develop molten salt thorium reactors.... if they are really serious about cutting co2.