tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post6610096869832771903..comments2023-11-03T19:05:08.512+11:00Comments on Harry Clarke: China tells us what we already knowUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-91414699310779571262007-06-06T08:55:00.000+10:002007-06-06T08:55:00.000+10:00I don't think China has told everyone to take a hi...I don't think China has told everyone to take a hike -- its clear that whilst they don't care about what other countries want, they do intend to to do something. Some of these things are certainly in their own interest in any case (like reforesetation). I think it reasonable to suspect that the central government simply does not have a good strategy about what to do -- its not like the central government really has much power over all the provinces on these sorts of issues (not unlike the US).<BR/><BR/>Its also no suprise they don't care about what other countries think, especially given that per head, developed countries are miles higher on emissions, and either they don't care either (US, Australia), or they say they care but don't do anything (a number of other European countries).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-67769734452383924102007-06-06T01:49:00.000+10:002007-06-06T01:49:00.000+10:00so, er harry, now that China has basically told ev...so, er harry, now that China has basically told everyone to take a hike what do you think we ought to do about emissions seeing those guys would take our?slack in a few months?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22031270.post-57661945746991534702007-06-05T11:25:00.000+10:002007-06-05T11:25:00.000+10:00Hi Harry,I am afraid I am a bit concerned about th...Hi Harry,<BR/><BR/>I am afraid I am a bit concerned about the likelihood of success of pressure on China - and am particularly wary of Australia making any major sacrifices wrt global warming. If we replace "reducing carbon emmissions" with "reducing trade barriers" the effect of even groups of countries larger than Australia on countries with trade barriers seems to be minor. Countries (Europe, China, the US) will act if it is in their interest (or not too costly to do so). Whether we clean up our act on carbon emmissions is probably going to have the same effect cleaning up our act on trade barriers had. The exception is if we can show some other private gains to taking action. <BR/>cheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com