Yes and the U.S. was also literally like "why should we stop burning coal, the underdeveloped countries (esp China) will still be burning coal decades after we stop, it's not going to make a difference if we stop".
Turns out the real driving force was actually bribery ("lobbying") all along.
unfair trade barriers
Did they forget what globalization means? Globalization means that other countries open their economy completely to U.S. companies while the U.S. grants import quotas (at best) for other countries (as long as they behave nice).
And what does this actually mean:
“I will press my Chinese counterparts to take necessary steps to address this issue.”
"Let me win again Mom said it's my turn to win again."
There's also a typo in paragraph 4. This whole article must be false.
They always "face pressure" when they get anywhere near an actually free market.
This is a great point. "It doesn't work under the existing paradigm" doesn't mean it can't work.
I'm with you, all fictitious capital needs to fall in this category.
Yes and when the Nazis did it tons of resources were mobilized to protect or evacuate the cultural artefacts.
In fact that even proves it more doesn't it?
Yes the fact that it's in the NYT proves that the capitalist overlords don't like it.
Did jimbolauski say something incorrect?
I think companies call that "innovation" these days.
Good read, thanks guys.
What is the low-hanging fruit of energy production?