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    When Trump says the Paris climate deal is unfair to the U.S.

    https://www.nytimes.com/interact…

    The U.S. did more than anyone else to create this problem that now endangers the entire planet, and suddenly it's unfair to ask to pay a few billion each year towards mitigation efforts?

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    • 2016 stats: China 28.21%, U.S. 15.99%,, India 6.24%, Russia 4.53%, Japan 3.67%, Germany 2.23%... and China wins!!!robotron3k
    • What do you think matters more, one year or one and a half centuries?yuekit
    • It's a cumulative problem in terms of how much carbon has been pumped into the atmosphere. The U.S. is far and away the biggest culprit.yuekit
    • so... because there was one huge asshole some of the little guys now get a chance to be assholes too... just so we all feel 'fair' about it all? lol... c'monPonyBoy
    • Set up a plan for to everyone that keeps everyone in check the same way so we're actually working toward a clean earth and not political / social equalityPonyBoy
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