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With no China, US, or OPEC to block or veto measures. 60 governments, incl. Brazil, Germany, Canada, & Nigeria will hold the first ‌international meeting this week to discuss phasing out fossil fuels. (www.reuters.com)

submitted 6 days ago by Lugh@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today

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One of the major stumbling blocks to existing international efforts to phase out fossil fuels, like the COP climate summits, is that they have to get agreement from everyone present, even OPEC countries. This is effectively a veto, and has been slowing down progress.

Now, 60 countries are moving ahead, this time without the veto blockers. Also, they'll move beyond COP's remit, which was the reduction in fossil fuel use, to discussing how to 100% end fossil fuel use.

Nations meet to discuss fossil fuel exit as Iran war drives up prices

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[-] altphoto@lemmy.today 11 points 5 days ago

China doesn't care because they will manufacture rooftop windmills if that's a catchy thing. They properly follow the money.

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 17 points 5 days ago

i dislike things about China's government, but the one thing you can't say about them is "they're incompetent"

addressing climate change is the only competent money making proposition if you look at the big picture

[-] Fizz@lemmy.nz 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

You definitely can make a case that they are as well. The main reason they are looking so good is the US is smoking meth and causing chaos.

Covid, their property market, youth unemployment,huge emissions growth and the many major industrial disasters. The insane mishandling of natural disasters like floods, remember the government officials that opened the upstream dam without any warning and flooded a tunnel during bumper to bumper rush hour. Oh and the genocide they're carrying out.

I'm not sure how much of this makes it to the world news but these were all huge news events for the Asia pacific region.

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 days ago

sorry yes. that's on me. these are all issues i have with china's government. they are ultimately a ruling class that exists to enrich an oligarchy. all of these things are bad. from my american perspective, they are bad for evil reasons, not for incompetence reasons. these are all desirable policy choices for the Chinese state.

it's just my government is both evil and incompetent.