The myth of Green China
Environmentalism is often a Trojan horse for socialism, but socialism, it turns out, isn’t great for the environment.
TL;DR
- Environmentalism is often used as a cover for socialism, which is argued to be harmful to the environment.
- Command economies, historically and presently, have a poor environmental record.
- Political elites in control of economies tend to use them for personal gain rather than altruistic environmental goals.
- China is accused of increasing emissions while its population declines.
- China is allegedly using a false formula to claim improved energy efficiency per unit of CO2.
- Deindustrialization in countries like the UK and Germany may lead to increased global emissions due to outsourced production to Asia.