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greenman3610

(3,947 posts)
Mon Dec 15, 2014, 04:16 AM Dec 2014

Why the US/China Climate Deal is Real



One aspect of the US/China climate agreement that has not been well explored in the media, is that this is a deal that China needs – not because they want to score PR points, not because they want to look like a responsible world power, and not even, primarily, because they are all that concerned about climate change (although, increasingly, they are..)

They need to change the course they are on because the breakneck development of fossil fuels has put them on a collision course with some very, very hard physical limits – in particular, water. In addition, they are looking at pollution problems that have become so severe, they are now a primary source of political unrest.
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