When blistering extreme heat gripped India’s capital this summer, Ramesh says he felt faint but had no option other than to keep on toiling under the burning sun to provide for his family.
They can’t afford either the cost of AC for their population or the additional hit on the environment. I believe they’re also lagging in renewable energy with similar rationalization
While I can see their argument for fairness, it’s too late. They missed their opportunity and trying to follow in the footsteps of earlier developed countries is just going to leave them further behind. You can’t buy yourself out of the problem this way, it only buys more of the problem
I don’t know very much about India but it seems like they really need to start moving their population either toward mountains or underground. I have no idea how you move a billion people or even if the geography would allow that, but it’s a better solution than buying air conditioners for a billion people and powering them with coal
They can’t afford either the cost of AC for their population or the additional hit on the environment. I believe they’re also lagging in renewable energy with similar rationalization
While I can see their argument for fairness, it’s too late. They missed their opportunity and trying to follow in the footsteps of earlier developed countries is just going to leave them further behind. You can’t buy yourself out of the problem this way, it only buys more of the problem
I don’t know very much about India but it seems like they really need to start moving their population either toward mountains or underground. I have no idea how you move a billion people or even if the geography would allow that, but it’s a better solution than buying air conditioners for a billion people and powering them with coal