The US — a violent, cruel petrostate — still has most money (if not best lifestyle)

Economist + CarrZee

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

Key snips:

China wins on this

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

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?

Protection risks and chips

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