Economist + CarrZee

https://www.economist.com/briefing/2023/04/13/from-strength-to-strength

Key snips:

China wins on this

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China took 30 years to get where the US was in 1990 …with a much bigger population benefiting.

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Petrostate in chief

Cruelty

Making cruel choices … or is it tough love?

CarrZee: climate policy can promote equality and boost economic growth. Will cruel America choose this route?

There are some signs it might. Eg the US allowed development of a new global framework for climate loss and damage last November at UNFCCC talks in Egypt.

I use the word allow — but the US didn’t have much choice in reality because it has contributed most ghg to the climate crisis.

UN climate talks require unanimous decision making.

What threatens America?

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Protection risks and chips