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Originally Posted by Oliver_W
The "targets" set are not enough.
Moreover, while the likes of China are bigger global polluters than the UK, the effects of pollution can be localised. I'm sure you can tell the difference between air quality in cities and the countryside? Well, crappy conditions like in cities can beget worse weather in those places.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/release...1113141304.htm
While we can't stop China from killing us all, we can hold off the floods on our doorstep.
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Mother nature/the weather does not pick its targets. So britain could be zero carbon, but it would be pointless and would not protect us from flooding if no other nations did the same.