The planet’s average temperature hit 17.23 degrees Celsius on Thursday, surpassing the 17.18C record set on Tuesday and equalled on Wednesday.

  • NewNewAccount@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I am not WuMao. I simply don’t appreciate useless finger pointing and implied righteousness to justify doing nothing just because some other country isn’t doing what they can either.

    We’re all watching the world burn and this finger pointing is doing little else but assure a very painful future.

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      1 year ago

      But this user isn’t diverting attention from an American policy or whatever. The original post was on how we have the hottest days so far and they rightly pointed out that a government was building lots of coal plants in that context. Others have chimed in and said that the government also is investigating in renewable, though I question if that makes building coal plants okay.

      None of this is whataboutism. No one is above criticism or scrutiny.

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        1 year ago

        What I see is directing attention at China as a polluter and placing effectively sole blame on them.

        I feel like my point stands and it’s a perfect example of strongly implied whataboutism.

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          What I see is directing attention at China as a polluter and placing effectively sole blame on them.

          Sounds like a “you” problem then. No nation should be expanding coal burning.