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The scale of change ultimately required means we can’t even afford to let Togo stay on fossil fuels even if the entire rest of the planet shifts and they’re the only ones left.

But the more that rich countries do, the easier it is for everyone to transition, and the longer everyone gets to make that transition.

But the more that rich countries do, the easier it is for everyone to transition

That's a leap of faith. As of today, China is still building coal plants.

What does faith have to do with learning curves making stuff cheaper?

That’s what the carbon taxes are for.

Bigger roadblock is the US which will fight these. Hope EU stays hard on this.

China is meeting its climate commitments and take the issue seriously, they have 99% of the world's electric busses, more high-speed rail than the rest fo the world combined, etc.

This stereotypical uninformed finger-pointing is unhelpfull