As the impact of global warming becomes more obvious, you might expect countries to step up climate action and preparation, but we’re seeing the opposite happen
Technically true, but you don’t need to help the pro-climate catastrophe people (it’s wild that those people exist BTW) use “We shouldn’t bother to get better until they get better” to influence policy. Don’t be a crab. For what it’s worth, India burns less coal per capita than the US and China is blowing everyone else out of the water on advancing solar power and electric vehicles.
India burns a bit more than double the coal the USA does. It also accounts for 75% of their electricity generation fuel. Whereas in the usa its less than 14%. So India burns less per capita but significantly more by weight and their entire grid is based on coal. Nobody should be burning coal for electric generation period. The USA has consistently gotten better and better with emissions while excuses are made for India/China. We are getting better and have been getting better, look at the amount of nat gas plants, solar fields, hydroelectric, wind and cogen facilities that have popped up in the last couple decades.
India burns substantially less than double the US. Even if that wasn’t the case, trying to lay the blame on other countries is textbook crab mentality. That’s problematic even before you get to the callous narcissism of “Yeah, we burned coal when we were developing, but it’s wrong now so you cant. Good luck developing! We’re rooting for you to do it the right way!”
In 2024 India 1.3 billion tons
In 2024 the U.S. burned 411 tons
I’m not laying blame I’m saying we as a species need to stop burning coal. The US shouldn’t be doing it and neither should any other country. The US as I said, has been consistently improving methodology of generation. We have not however curbed our electricity use its only increased. It will continue to increase in an incredibly dramatic fashion more with electric cars, AI data centers and residential draw. We aren’t that high in polution per capita because we are burning fuel poorly. We are high because we use such a significant amount more per person. The issue is less the fuel, more the habits we as Americans have. I’m a mechanical engineer working in stationary engineering for a large cogen power plant. Emissions have steadily gotten better and better throughout my time in the field.
Technically true, but you don’t need to help the pro-climate catastrophe people (it’s wild that those people exist BTW) use “We shouldn’t bother to get better until they get better” to influence policy. Don’t be a crab. For what it’s worth, India burns less coal per capita than the US and China is blowing everyone else out of the water on advancing solar power and electric vehicles.
India burns a bit more than double the coal the USA does. It also accounts for 75% of their electricity generation fuel. Whereas in the usa its less than 14%. So India burns less per capita but significantly more by weight and their entire grid is based on coal. Nobody should be burning coal for electric generation period. The USA has consistently gotten better and better with emissions while excuses are made for India/China. We are getting better and have been getting better, look at the amount of nat gas plants, solar fields, hydroelectric, wind and cogen facilities that have popped up in the last couple decades.
India burns substantially less than double the US. Even if that wasn’t the case, trying to lay the blame on other countries is textbook crab mentality. That’s problematic even before you get to the callous narcissism of “Yeah, we burned coal when we were developing, but it’s wrong now so you cant. Good luck developing! We’re rooting for you to do it the right way!”
Americans and pulling up the ladder. What an iconic duo.
In 2024 India 1.3 billion tons In 2024 the U.S. burned 411 tons
I’m not laying blame I’m saying we as a species need to stop burning coal. The US shouldn’t be doing it and neither should any other country. The US as I said, has been consistently improving methodology of generation. We have not however curbed our electricity use its only increased. It will continue to increase in an incredibly dramatic fashion more with electric cars, AI data centers and residential draw. We aren’t that high in polution per capita because we are burning fuel poorly. We are high because we use such a significant amount more per person. The issue is less the fuel, more the habits we as Americans have. I’m a mechanical engineer working in stationary engineering for a large cogen power plant. Emissions have steadily gotten better and better throughout my time in the field.