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Published · transcript-backedCharles C. Mann: evaluation
31 Jan 2018 Conversations with Tyler Charles C. Mann on Shaping Tomorrow's World and the Limits to Growth
“I’ve seen them, and there’s a big difference between what is proposed at the top and what actually happens at the bottom. But I could be wrong.”
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- 31 Jan 2018
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…But Africa, Vietnam, China, India, Iran, they pollute a lot. Yeah. Oh, they pollute an incredible amount. What’s remarkable is that if China follows through on what it says it’s going to do, they’re going to beat us all hollow. China is way poorer than we are, and they are taking some pretty draconian measures against air pollution — if they actually do it. I’m skeptical that they’re going to close down as many coal plants, for example, as they say they’re going to close down. I’m skeptical that they’re going to build all those green walls of trees that they say they’re going to build. I’ve seen them, and there’s a big difference between what is proposed at the top and what actually happens at the bottom. But I could be wrong. They could be great. [laughs] How much is China’s installed coal base a problem, preventing them from licking most of their air pollution issues?…
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