I literally just today learned that the “Biden is destroying the climate, we emitted more greenhouse gas than ever before in 2023” talking point isn’t even “not the whole story” – it’s actually the complete opposite of what actually happened.
Not only are we still way below the high we set in 2005, the rate is still steadily going down. Maybe the people saying this mean the world as a whole set a record, and they’re blaming the entire world’s emissions on Biden? I have no idea.
Anyway, this is what actually happened.
Edit: Hang on, I am wrong or partly wrong. The talking-point version is that US set a record for fossil fuel extraction, not emissions, which is completely accurate and also still terrifying. So fair play I guess.
Good stuff. What is your estimate of the total predicted impact on emissions of Biden’s climate bill, now that we’ve seen it in action for a little bit? And your estimate of the overall impact of what you’re talking about here?
It’s a challenging question I’m sure, but you weighed in on whether Biden’s bill is good or bad and what he should be doing instead, so presumably you claim for yourself enough knowledge to estimate the impacts of these different approaches. Yes?
Well, seems like this legislation has done wonders for the sealion population at least
I made the whole meme and then you edited your comment 😢
Anyway, I’m not surprised you’re more interested in constructing narratives that fit the illusion you’re trying to construct, than in answering basic questions about those narratives to test if they correspond to reality.
I’m not being, like, super friendly, but literally all I’m doing is asking you for details about what you’re claiming is happening.