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[-] yimby@lemmy.ca 33 points 1 year ago

I think a more fair take is that we need growth in underdeveloped places and degrowth in highly developed places. It's less about changing the total economic output and more about changing how that output is distributed.

[-] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

No, it's about how much carbon we are putting I to the atmosphere. Pretty simple issue actually.

[-] escapesamsara@discuss.online 4 points 1 year ago

Which is a direct function of development. All of Africa produces less CO2 than Alabama, and Alabama is the least developed state in the developed world.

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