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US refuses climate reparations for developing nations (www.bbc.com)

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[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What on Earth does "costs needed to be less per emissions" mean?

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Same bullshit as always. No one will end up paying an amount that will "re-pay" sufficiently. Instead it just goes back to hoping tech advancments move us to cleaner energy quickly.

(Aka. If they were going to pay x per footprint, they instead would pay x/y)

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

(Aka. If they were going to pay x per footprint, they instead would pay x/y)

... okay so x/y is the same as x per y

meters per second = meters / seconds