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IEA Warns of Irreversible Climate Change In 5 Years
iONiUM writes "As a follow up to the previous slashdot story, there has been a new release by the International Energy Agency indicating that within 5 years we will have irreversible climate change. According to the IEA, 'There are few signs that the urgently needed change in direction in global energy trends is under way. Although the recovery in the world economy since 2009 has been uneven, and future economic prospects remain uncertain, global primary energy demand rebounded by a remarkable 5% in 2010, pushing CO2 emissions to a new high. Subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption of fossil fuels jumped to over $400bn (£250.7bn).'"
Why do people always think that reducing the population requires some sort of genocide? You realize it's also possible to just have a birthrate below replacement level?
Do you mean like the Germans before and during 2nd world war? Or like in Communist China? Or that movement of Eugenicists in the beginning of the 20th century were they believed non-smart people should be sterilized? Or maybe you agree to put poison in the water to increase miss-carriage? There's not so many ways, and most have been tried already. Take your pick...
My pick: allow development in poorer countries, so that growth reduces by people will and conditions.
No, mon ami, it is almost all US. In fact, about 25% of world greenhouse emissions, more than any other nation, even if weighted by economic activity.
You do not even understand the statistics you're quoting. It's almost all due to the U.S. because they account for 25%.
Stop taking sociology and take some math courses.
Beware of any statistics presented in English, for the publishers have an obvious incentive to skew the output for political reasons.
As you perfectly illustrate!
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