Comments on: How to diss the Earth http://foundinchina.com/2009/03/28/how-to-diss-the-earth/ Observations about China from beyond the Middle Kingdom Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:00:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: China shows no interest in contributing to climate deal | Foundinchina.com http://foundinchina.com/2009/03/28/how-to-diss-the-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-7824 China shows no interest in contributing to climate deal | Foundinchina.com Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:55:36 +0000 http://foundinchina.com/?p=571#comment-7824 [...] Let’s be clear about what China has put on the table in Copenhagen. Beijing proposes not to cut emissions, but to continue increasing them at a slower rate, to 40 to 45 per cent (per unit of GDP) below 2005 levels by 2020. In other words China is proud to be both the biggest polluter and largest holder of foreign reserves on the planet, but would rather not share the tab for this particular – or any – undertaking that does not explicitly benefit China above all others. For the second time this year, China has dissed the Earth. [...] [...] Let’s be clear about what China has put on the table in Copenhagen. Beijing proposes not to cut emissions, but to continue increasing them at a slower rate, to 40 to 45 per cent (per unit of GDP) below 2005 levels by 2020. In other words China is proud to be both the biggest polluter and largest holder of foreign reserves on the planet, but would rather not share the tab for this particular – or any – undertaking that does not explicitly benefit China above all others. For the second time this year, China has dissed the Earth. [...]

]]> By: stuart http://foundinchina.com/2009/03/28/how-to-diss-the-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-2650 stuart Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:18:54 +0000 http://foundinchina.com/?p=571#comment-2650 "I think China could certainly shut the lights off in America " Then you would have to go home, wouldn't you? ;) “I think China could certainly shut the lights off in America ”

Then you would have to go home, wouldn’t you? ;)

]]> By: hello http://foundinchina.com/2009/03/28/how-to-diss-the-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-2635 hello Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:30:13 +0000 http://foundinchina.com/?p=571#comment-2635 <i>And we do have a very good education system in the UK.</i> That is put to good use by Chinese students: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/chinese-pupils-eclipse-all-other-ethnic-groups-in-english-tests-436560.html It seems like the Chinese could teach you a thing or two about education. And even oral hygiene. <i>At the end of the day, the entirely spurious “serf’s liberation day” was a pathetic excuse not to fully participate in this event.</i> I think China could certainly shut the lights off in America and by extension Britain if you asked them enough. Just dump some dollars. Of course, shutting down American and British plants in China would further cut pollution by about 20-30%. I agree, the whole world should hold hands and say "turn America off!" And we do have a very good education system in the UK.

That is put to good use by Chinese students:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/chinese-pupils-eclipse-all-other-ethnic-groups-in-english-tests-436560.html

It seems like the Chinese could teach you a thing or two about education. And even oral hygiene.

At the end of the day, the entirely spurious “serf’s liberation day” was a pathetic excuse not to fully participate in this event.

I think China could certainly shut the lights off in America and by extension Britain if you asked them enough. Just dump some dollars.

Of course, shutting down American and British plants in China would further cut pollution by about 20-30%. I agree, the whole world should hold hands and say “turn America off!”

]]> By: stuart http://foundinchina.com/2009/03/28/how-to-diss-the-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-2599 stuart Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:43:42 +0000 http://foundinchina.com/?p=571#comment-2599 "Did lights go out at the Potala Palace last year?" They use candles, dear boy. The real light was extinguished when the Dalai Lama was exiled from his homeland. “Did lights go out at the Potala Palace last year?”

They use candles, dear boy. The real light was extinguished when the Dalai Lama was exiled from his homeland.

]]> By: Pffefer http://foundinchina.com/2009/03/28/how-to-diss-the-earth/comment-page-1/#comment-2594 Pffefer Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:07:08 +0000 http://foundinchina.com/?p=571#comment-2594 stuart, You imagine? That's YOUR suspecion. And why comment on the first link only? China's participation of the Earth Hour only involved the Bird Nest? http://green.sohu.com/20090328/n263066310_1.shtml "stuart", "Stuart", "british", "British", what is the difference? Froog, I take you are saying the US doesn't have an education system as good as the UK, since I have not encountered that many American cynic China bloggers? :-) Did lights go out at the Potala Palace last year? stuart,

You imagine? That’s YOUR suspecion. And why comment on the first link only? China’s participation of the Earth Hour only involved the Bird Nest?

http://green.sohu.com/20090328/n263066310_1.shtml

“stuart”, “Stuart”, “british”, “British”, what is the difference?

Froog,

I take you are saying the US doesn’t have an education system as good as the UK, since I have not encountered that many American cynic China bloggers? :-)
Did lights go out at the Potala Palace last year?

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