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Re: China has added forest the size of Texas since 1990

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Post by munk-a » Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 10:25 PM UTC

mliker wrote: post #50

AuthAuth wrote: post #46

This sounds big but its less than the bare minimum required. Their coal emissions are insane. In my opinion its all anyone should be talking about when it comes to climate change.

would you prefer zero trees being added?

Of course not - but it is quite fair to examine articles like this with a critical eye given all the greenwashing that takes place.

Re: China has added forest the size of Texas since 1990

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Post by munk-a » Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 10:27 PM UTC

kulahan wrote: post #60

gnarlouse wrote: post #58

I'm starting to think that we're the baddies.

Ecologically speaking, the US is an absolute monster of a nightmare. The American carbon footprint is incredible.

The US was positioned to leverage technological and economic advantages to embrace and profit massively off of next gen energy infrastructure. It is a tragedy of our era that anti-conservationalism was able to gain such a strong foothold in the body politic.

Re: China has added forest the size of Texas since 1990

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Post by Waterluvian » Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 10:27 PM UTC

gnarlouse wrote: post #58

I'm starting to think that we're the baddies.

It’s becoming very hard to see China as the adversary and not the U.S. There isn’t even a pretend moral high ground anymore.

Re: China has added forest the size of Texas since 1990

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Post by olalonde » Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 10:28 PM UTC

trhway wrote: post #17

coliveira wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think they're giving away the timber. It is a commercial exchange like any other.

Yes, it is a massive sale of natural resources with huge discounts in exchange for the war support.

What "war support"? China trades with Russia, as it does with Ukraine. It doesn't support a side in particular.

Re: China has added forest the size of Texas since 1990

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Post by dumbledoren » Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 10:29 PM UTC

AuthAuth wrote: post #46

This sounds big but its less than the bare minimum required. Their coal emissions are insane. In my opinion its all anyone should be talking about when it comes to climate change.

Their emissions are the emissions of Western companies for whom they are doing manufacturing.

Re: China has added forest the size of Texas since 1990

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Post by nine_zeros » Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 10:30 PM UTC

gnarlouse wrote: post #58

I'm starting to think that we're the baddies.

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Re: China has added forest the size of Texas since 1990

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Post by porknaut » Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 10:30 PM UTC

kulahan wrote: post #60

gnarlouse wrote: post #58

I'm starting to think that we're the baddies.

Ecologically speaking, the US is an absolute monster of a nightmare. The American carbon footprint is incredible.

It doesn't even come close to China. So if we're a nightmarish monster, I would hate to think what that makes China.

Re: China has added forest the size of Texas since 1990

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 10:31 PM UTC

gnarlouse wrote: post #58

I'm starting to think that we're the baddies.

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Re: China has added forest the size of Texas since 1990

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Post by DSingularity » Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 10:31 PM UTC

gnarlouse wrote: post #58

I'm starting to think that we're the baddies.

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Re: China has added forest the size of Texas since 1990

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Post by moron4hire » Wed, Oct 29, 2025, 10:31 PM UTC

mliker wrote: post #50

AuthAuth wrote: post #46

This sounds big but its less than the bare minimum required. Their coal emissions are insane. In my opinion its all anyone should be talking about when it comes to climate change.

would you prefer zero trees being added?

Liking waffles!= Hating pancakes.