It's not "let china fix this". The technology can be developed anywhere. It is being developed everywhere.
However nobody can stop China burning coal other than Xi Jinping. He is the world leader that can make that decision. All anybody else can do is try to convince him.
I'm not saying they need to have a lower standard of living.
I'm asking them to have a better standard of living. One without air pollution. Generate the power without burning coal.
The weird thing with Jared Leto is that I've never felt he's been very successful, yet he's always had bunch of people hyping him. I can't think of him being a leading actor in anything I've ever seen. He's always been lower down the bill. You look at all his award nominations on IMDb and 90% of them are "supporting actor".
So why is he a name? I always put it down to him being involved with the "right" people in Hollywood. Those people obviously being very wrong.
Yes, but it's coming down. Also, it doesn't really matter.
Fact is, the planet doesn't care about per-capita. It cares about absolute tonnes of CO2. When 3 billion are increasing the burning of coal, 350 million reducing their coal use isn't really significant.
Right now, China is the problem. Historically it's been the USA, but right now it's China.
The upcoming problem is India.
More specifically the problem is coal. China and India are ramping up their usage of coal whilst the rest of the world is phasing it out.
Yes, those countries are also building clean sources of power, but coal is about 55% of their primary energy each. 80% of Chinas primary energy comes from fossil fuels and 90% of India's. Their rate of new coal outstrips their use of wind and solar.
The earth cannot support the huge populations of these countries unless they are powered by something other than coal. Even oil and gas would be a huge improvement. These two governments hold all the power on this issue.
It defined the genre in a lot of ways. There's a reason so many 80s flicks tried to emulate it on the cheap. It's the same as "Star Wars" to so many "Battle Beyond the Stars" movies that followed.
I've never understood why the HR people always see "not asking questions about the company" or "not demonstrating knowledge about the company" as such a red flag.
It's not "let china fix this". The technology can be developed anywhere. It is being developed everywhere.
However nobody can stop China burning coal other than Xi Jinping. He is the world leader that can make that decision. All anybody else can do is try to convince him.