How Does America's Response to Climate Change Look From Abroad? | NYT Opinion
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- Опубликовано: 18 май 2021
- The United States has a schizophrenic relationship with the environment.
It boasts a spectacular system of more than 400 national park sites; a robust environmental lobby; and strong federal environmental law, including the landmark Endangered Species Act, which is credited with saving the bald eagle and the grizzly bear from extinction.
Yet it also harbors a dark side, including an insatiable appetite for fossil fuels; a longstanding romance with behemoth, gas-guzzling vehicles; and perhaps the highest per capita generation of plastic waste in the world.
For the video above, we collated data and other information about America’s posture on the environment and presented them to people from other countries that, in some ways, have made the United States, the wealthiest country in the world, seem like an environmental laggard.
Their reactions? Well, check out the video to find out. But an Indian participant seemed to speak for everyone when he remarked, his face furrowed in dismay, “That’s … that’s America?”
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Hi I’m Chai, and I produced this video for NYT Opinion.
I’d love to know what you think about how your country approaches environmental issues, and what you think they could do better.
I think countries should stop calling all this a global warming issue because it's not just about that. Even if global warming wouldn't exist cars are still polluting the skies of cities, trash is still filling land, cities and even oceans. It's not just about global warming it's also about discipline, organization and a less wasteful way of dealing with our recourses as well as most importantly caring more for our environment.
Btw as a side note: I'm from Germany and the environment is still a huge topic, even tough we are already trying so hard compared to other countries. It honestly often feels like we don't even make a change and seeing how the big countries that need to start making changes are acting just makes me sad.
You are a propagandist. I hope you get your Marxist revolution.
Jesus is the way.
Blessed be God.
Considering the USA accounts for 11% of the total global emissions, with China being responsible for 27% of the total, yet China's population is roughly 4.5x greater. It seems the media likes to portray China as the bad guys, but if the United States had that population their pollution would account for almost 50% of the total pollution.
I grew up in a town in the States that took recycling very seriously, when I left there and saw how the rest of the country does it I was speechless
"Let's ban progress."
That's actually a good way of describing it 💯
America doesn't need to lead the way, it just needs to grow up and accept the idea of following the example of others without making it an issue of pride. A little humility would do the US some good.
@Thomas S Really? You can't figure it out? I'm being pretty clear and not at all vague. Tell you what, re-watch the video and listen carefully. If you do that, you'll understand my comment better. Ok then, have a nice day.
@Thomas S Not salty at all, I gave a clear answer to your question and you just came back with an ad hominem. That means have nothing to put forward that is valid and thus are not to be considered of any consequence. You're just here to stir the pot and nothing more. So there's no point engaging you any further. Again, have a nice day.
But they're the best country in the world. Haven't you heard them say so? 😂
@Thomas S So now you move the goal post all the way to LGBTQ people having a Pride celebration, a celebration might I add that is needed because, even today, we are persecuted and denied basic rights. Yeah, that's totally the same as a nation being so prideful that they refuse to learn from others. You really don't get it, do you? How sad; I have to wonder what you must think of non-white people, because it's clear as to how you feel about LGBTQ people.
@@kateb2643 Many, many times.
The US needs to do something about how their politicians can be so openly....bought. and openly represent said buyer's interests at the expense of the voters. I dont know how, but something needs to be done
Revolt.
I fully agree Samantha
Politicians don't run the country. Corporations do.
@James Huberty Watch George Carlin's American Dream.
We are trying so hard to create real change but it’s so hard even small wins are rare.
This series is absolutely binge worthy. Seeing other counties being disappointed in US feeds my already growing hate for us
It's nice to see someone Self-Aware about the faults of their country
Most people just follow blind pride and say America's the best in the World.
It takes a Smart Man or Woman to admit the Flaws of their Homeland.
Right. Im always sending these videos to my family who believe "america is the best". Like no, tf we are not. We have MUCH to improve on..
But we didn't improve on anything did we? In fact we made it worst for ourselves, our enemies are pitying on us xD.
We are already dead tired of leading the world anyways. Most of Nato and UN should've seen the signs of America becoming a death zone of itself now
Listening to fox hosts literally causes pain
Here in New Zealand the same people that own Fox own almost all media. It's pretty much 24 hours of non-stop wall to wall bulls__t. Yet we are one of the few countries with a socialist government and we have best COVID stats on the planet, go figure.
@Nouse Foraname hahahaha you're hillarious 😅🤣😂
@Nouse Foraname FOX is "balanced reporting"????? Then Donnie Trump is a good dancer ;))
OMG. The media is all bs. Fox and CNN should not exist. Political bias is not news. Political bias is manipulative though. You know, the people that own everything live on the same planet. Those are the ones that can change how manufacturing and it's by products emit pollutants. The little guy can do nothing but listen to the media continue to push this agenda. I've been listening to it for 20 years now. If I hit the rewind button and listen to what Al Gore said I should be under 10 feet of water by now. After 20 years my life hasn't changed. I'll be dead before I realize any impact. But Al Gore had the biggest energy consuming house in his area with a fleet of SUVs and flying around in pollution spewing airplanes. Um hey Al.... oh yeah, I'll make my house more greener. I guess he forgot to look inward before telling us all how to live greener.
The world watch them and laugh and they don't even realise how dumb they look.
A US Master Sergeant stationed in Europe once said to me:
"America is a third world country with a first world army."
Don't know if he was quoting someone else,
but I remember what he said every time I see a docomentray about the USA.
A Euro peon working in the Us once said to me:
“The EU is a sewer of peasants, all working hard to support their corrupt oligarchs”
I always remember that when I hear one of you peasants trying to speak.
@@fatherson5907 can't take the truth? 😅🤣😂
@@joanrobijn4118 can’t see past the propaganda?
You can't see past America's corruption, Europe is definitely corrupted but not as much as the United States.
@@fatherson5907 It's funny because the US system of government is functionally a corporate oligarchy.
Didn’t even mention the fact that public transportation is actively fought against, intentionally creating unnecessary pollution.
Public transportation is useless and expensive when cities are not dense and everyone has cars.
@@dylanhoward7668
Not true. Neither one of those factors are static. It’d actually allow people to live outside the cities. People would adopt and so would the real estate costs and commercial business structures of the cities and their peripheral communities. Just like it did in every other cities around the world. Especially given the abysmal state of progressively worse rush hour traffic, risks of accidents, rising costs of gas and insurance etc. Especially as our roads are falling apart and cost of registrations changing from time to time in order to cover traffic/highway apparatuses.
There’s a reason why Europeans love their tubes. A properly planned system can reduce costs, time, and effort for the passengers. I’d rather sit/sleep/learn in a train to work than actually drive, get stuck in traffic, possibly get into accident or get slowed down by one, or be worried about getting there on time, about the parking costs (sky high in cities). Not to mention, less wear and tear on my car, less insurance premium, less travel time etc.
Plus, Americans can use a little walking every day and cleaner air. Desperately.
@@RojaJaneman American cities and European cities are not the same. American cities are much more sprawling, with bigger yards, bigger homes, wider streets. This makes public transportation useless, as there is not enough population density to support it, except for a few buses. Cars provide you unmached freedom to choose exactly where you want to go, at the time you want to go. And parking is free or very cheap in the majority of American cities. Public transport does not make sense here, as the vast majority of Americans are able to afford cars.
@@dylanhoward7668 well take New York for example, NYC is the green city in America due to the use of public transport and the number of trees in the area so its more like...
Depending on the power source
@@dylanhoward7668
Which city isn’t densely populated? Have u seen rooms that fit basically a twin bed and two pieces of furniture? Rush hour traffics and sky high real estate costs in cities that force people to live at least an hour away from work and then travel for two hours, stuck in traffic? Heck people are leaving states to find remote jobs because of real estate costs and traffic. Washington DC, Honolulu, Atlanta, NY (even with public transportation available), LA etc. all have serious density issues. People literally waste an hour every day in my city. And there’s almost always an accident every day that makes it even worse. I’d LOVE a functional transportation system. I’d pay premium for it in fact just to be able to not stress. It’s literally aging people.
''Disappointing and embarrassing'
The US summed up.
Lead the world in CO2 reduction.
And what the fook do you actually do but sit on your azz and run you pie hole?
When you look at the left it is
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@Rafael Eduardo Rios Peralta and anybody here would die without it lol
@Rafael Eduardo Rios Peralta I am living in one. Unfortunately for you, me and most of my family and friends absolutely hate the thought of living in USA.
They came to this conclusion after I told them about healthcare system, racism on brown people, and education system condition in USA. This video will just make them more confident about their decision.
Also just to say, where I live I experienced 5 cyclones in last few years, before that we rarely were encountered to cyclones. Recently I searched it and came to know that it is because of Indian Ocean warming up. Just saying, if you want to support that "Global warming does not exist" club then come and support from here, it would be nice to here about it while you are in middle of the cyclone.
"It looks like they dont even want to solve anything"
Who would have thought..
@Dumisani Nkosi Why because your TV says so. Try the Science and the people actively trying to make the world a better place and not the lazy people who just sit and say “it’s not a problem”
@@Affluent-Ghetto-Blackman That would mainly be people in Asia, Africa and large parts of Europe with some in north America (Canada mainly) while most of the Americas try to hinder and accelerate climate change (that they claim doesn't happen/exist)
Aside for America, I was disturbed by how much more the UK features in aspects of pollution, etc. in relation to other countries, especially considering our comparative smallness in size. Robert, UK.
But why is that? How do you produce energy? How is your isolation of housing? How does your transportation of goods and people work?
I'd guess Central Europa puts more on rails, whereas the UK is more dependent on naval and aerial transportation, which may be more harming to the cause. I don't know.
I think the US should rename “Climate Change” to “Global Climate Control”. They love power. Just make them believe that investing in green energy, sustainability and proper climate care is a way for them to exact control over the actual weather. Give them an ego boost.
That's actually pretty good idea
😂😂🤣
👍👍
Seems to be a lot of other countries buying and selling fossil fuels from other countries.
Sadly that would probably work better than telling them that if we don’t we’ll die.
America no longer has a government, it has special interests that donate large sums of money to government officials' campaigns in exchange for policies that make their interests more profitable and in control, meanwhile the people get fatter, more depressed, more ginned up about short-term issues that don't matter, distracted from focusing on longer-term issues, and our climate suffers.
The influence of the few corporations that produce meat and dairy is a good example. Their lobbyists have secured huge subsidies, and the US government even promotes meat and dairy! The video didn't mention that the USA is one of the top 3 consumers of meat.
I am one of the few Americans who eat a pure plant based diet.
I also recycle, don't fly, etc. Some of us are doing our part. "According to the most comprehensive analysis of farming’s impact on the planet, plant-based food is most effective at combatting climate change. Oxford University researcher Joseph Poore, who led the study, said adopting a vegan diet is “the single biggest way to reduce your impact on planet Earth.”
“A vegan diet is probably the single biggest way to reduce your impact on planet Earth, not just greenhouse gases, but global acidification, eutrophication, land use and water use.”. -Joseph Poore, Environmental Science Researcher, University of Oxford.
Links at my channel under "About."
I want to see one reacting to American's arrogance and warhawking & military spending.
Me too, like I was genuinely surprised that US spent more of its budget on the military. In my mind that doesn't make sense that a country spent less on things that actually benefit its people, and more on things that actively destroy people's lives indirectly or directly. Not just inside the country but on other countries as well. It's crazy
Oh yeah and one with how they have to pay their own taxes themselves
@@callyfana you know we only spend 18% of our budget on military....a majority goes to Healthcare funny enough it's like...30-35% I don't remember.
@@cobyescudero4214 it is amazing how you pay 30% of your budget on healthcare yet you have more expensive healthcare than most other nations
@@ygiuzebbe A lot of that money is probably just keeping Corporations with poor financial responsibility afloat
From abroad the US response to climate change looks like a petulant, spoiled little brat shouting at the top of its lungs: "No, don't take away my toy cars. You are ruining my life forever! I hate you!" at its parents while simultaneously lighting the living room couch on fire.
From the numbers it looks the US has reduced the CO2 level more than the rest of the world.
You life is not worth spit anyways...
@@richardfrench2863 oh I wonder why? Could it be a virus going around preventing people from going outside and forcing them to not use their oh so precious cars? I wonder what would happen if the virus didn’t happen, would we find similar results? I don’t think so mate, I don’t think so.
@@aasrithkammula5004
yo, dumb fook...we have been dropping CO2 production for 20 years.
You don't seem to have any idea what is going on.
@@richardfrench2863 they don't want to know that's why
But hey why not dump more money while we're in an economic crisis right?
@@richardfrench2863 evidence please. Figures, and their sources, otherwise you could be telling us how many unicorns the US has saved this year alone
The problem is that the common people everywhere think that they actually recycle but the reality is that their trash is sent to other poor countries or is incinerated. Only a small percentage is actually recycled and the people always remain in dark thinking they did their bit.
*One of the problems
This is America, where sitcom characters live better lives than actual people
This is Wikipedia go check it out for yourselfs ...Virologist Luc Montagnier argued that the Coronavirus disease 2019 was man-made in a laboratory and that it might have been the result of an attempt to create a vaccine for HIV/AIDS. His allegation came after the United States had launched a probe into whether the virus came from a laboratory. According to Montagnier, the "presence of elements of HIV and germ of malaria in the genome of coronavirus is highly suspect and the characteristics of the virus could not have arisen naturally." However this was described as "a conspiracy vision that does not relate to the real science" by Jean-Francois Delfraissy, an immunologist and head of the scientific council that advises the French government on the COVID-19 pandemic. Also it's the vaccine that is causing the VARIANTS....,,,,,,
@Thomas S HAhahahahah XD Are you sure?
@Thomas S for some reason YT wouldn’t let me comment my last one so here I go again. You are what is leading the USA into ruin. You who are so ignorant of your own failings yet like to yell at the top of your lungs that “America is the greatest country in the world!”. It’s people like you who like to condemn your own people for trying to get universal healthcare and free education as “Socialistic” or “ communist” when you are actively encouraging corporate greed and political corruption. Your sheer ignorance is what has lead the US to become a laughingstock of the world. So blinded with arrogance are you that you’ve elected to ignore domestic crisis while causing trouble in other regions of the world. “A Third World country with a First World army” is what America is. You spent $700 BILLION in military spending. You are a disgrace to your nation. And with people like you leading the US, sooner or later it will fall into disarray. Your founding fathers would be disgusted with what you’ve become. And no need to reply to this comment. I’ve got better things to do than to debate a topic with a person so set in their ignorant ways that they wouldn’t lead to anything other than insanity for me.
Oh btw. America is not the greatest nation on this world. Hasn’t been for sometime if ever. You had the potential to become the greatest but people like you have squandered it.
The first example about the most popular car summed everything up perfectly.
Everything in the USA has to be unnecessarily big just to show off.
I drive a small Renault Clio, it's one of the most efficient, cheapest and safest cars on the market according to crash tests despite its size and can easily outperform many SUVs on many levels, safety included.
Why would I ever want to buy a SUV?
Far worse fuel economy, costs at least three times as much, poor handling, higher repair and maintenance cost.
Americans, wake up!
If people want SUVs, let them have it.
@@dylanhoward7668 I mean I’d rather have a Tesla than an SUV
@@aasrithkammula5004 me too, but most people here want SUVs. Let them have it.
@@dylanhoward7668 OP's entire point is that SUVs are so bad no one SHOULD want them. They only DO want them because they are popular and look cool. But on every single other metric, from fuel efficiency to safety, they are very bad. Like, why is looking cool more important than anything else when it comes to a daily use car, something you need to get around, something that you need to be reliable and keep you safe in traffic, something that can cost hundreds or thousands to repair? Why wouldn't you want to have a car that works well and has high standards? Sure you wanna have a fancy race car you take out every few months on really nice days, I get that idea, but your daily get-to-work car?
@@CallistaZM if they were that bad, no one would want them.
“Compensating for something”
I’ve died. 😂
Wow. Just wow and they point fingers at the rest of the world.
Yeah blaming China for not participating.
This is Wikipedia go check it out for yourselfs ...Virologist Luc Montagnier argued that the Coronavirus disease 2019 was man-made in a laboratory and that it might have been the result of an attempt to create a vaccine for HIV/AIDS. His allegation came after the United States had launched a probe into whether the virus came from a laboratory. According to Montagnier, the "presence of elements of HIV and germ of malaria in the genome of coronavirus is highly suspect and the characteristics of the virus could not have arisen naturally." However this was described as "a conspiracy vision that does not relate to the real science" by Jean-Francois Delfraissy, an immunologist and head of the scientific council that advises the French government on the COVID-19 pandemic. Also it's the vaccine that is causing the VARIANTS..........
"Best country in the world"... Yeah, right.
TBF, I live in the UK and our climate change policy isn't very progressive either. HS2, exporting our waste to Turkey, expensive public transport, heavy subsidisies in foreign fossil fuels, heavy subsidisies in meat/dairy/industrial fishing, multiple imports, no flight taxes. However, we definitely have some good, green developments.
I agree. And also exporting unwanted old computers to West Africa where children are sent in to rummage through the garbage to find "spare parts" and breathing in all the toxic fumes. I hope
this practice has stopped.
Thats Brexit for ya..
As an American, I’ve tried to cut my carbon footprint by not eating beef or pork and reducing my waste, and I plan on purchasing an electric car whenever possible. It frustrates me that many of my peers deny climate change and I feel like our country is in an abyss that we can’t climb out of. Living in Colorado, I witnessed the two largest wildfires in our history last October. Seeing how other countries handle these issues still gives me hope though, but it pains me to live in a country where climate change is still up for debate.
As a Swede, people like you give me hope. We need to take active steps for the sake of our environment and our future generation's world. Keep doing what you're doing, even when faced with people who would rather stay ignorant 💚 I truly hope the attitude towards climate change in your country changes, the US is a beautiful country with amazing nature and wildlife. Would love to see that someday
@@ijwd424 new zealand or switerland are good
I think it's great that Norway having to many EVs on the road. Just one thing to remember, Norway is number 5 in the world in oil production/capita. So, it's not all green over there. Having said that, they have steadily decreasing oil production over the last 20 years.
So, basically Norway is a drug dealer. They sell oil to others, but use cheap hydro power for themselves.
@@Lewtable like a drug dealer? It's kind of like "sell drugs, but don't do drugs". Will they start selling meth soon? If they just want to take advantage of something meth is a good option.
Well Norway 🇳🇴 is a large producer of oil, gas but we also have taken the responsibility of thinking about the climate. The C02 emissions from Norwegian petroleum platforms are the lowest in the world, like extremely low, compared with Saudi Arabia, Russia, USA or other oil producing nations. The companies operating in the Norwegian North Sea have invested in high tech advanced technologies to Cut Emissions since the start of the 90’s. They are transitioning/ expanding in to Renewable Energy production now, but to do that they need the revenue from the petroleum business. They also have something extremely cool that went into operation at the start of the 2000’s they store over 85% of the C02 emissions from the petroleum extraction under the sea bed of the North Sea in empty reservoir where there previously where oil or gas and as far as it has been possible to confirm it stays there. It’s of course a temporary solution, but good short term.
@@luffirton All you do is greenwashing. Moving away from selling fossil fuels isn't even on your agenda. Apparently, you're going to continue selling drugs till the last junkie.
But they are trying. Thats what counts.
The issue about climate change is that, the problem is not localized to any one country
Our county (Pakistan) is agrarian society with very few industries, is effected more with changing climate than the ones which have been polluting for decades.
Americans need to understand that, their inaction is putting pressure on already poor countries with little means to protect themselves.
Ok, so the guy with the truck is sexier? Really? It's the SAME guy!
Well, if this series doesn’t put American “exceptionalism” to rest,
I don’t know what will.
Our national ego is as bloated as our waistlines- wait, wait, could there be a correlation here?
American’s have been sitting on their laurels since the triumph of WW2 (which lets not forget we were dragged-in kicking and screaming).
If the rest of the world is waiting for us to step up to the plate, and lead here- you’re kidding yourselves.
We will either “get with the program”
or get left behind.
We lead the world in CO2 reduction.
WTF do you do anyways, besides take up space and watch TV?
Someone seid America think they're special, but they're just "special". 😉
Go call the manager, Karen
@@richardfrench2863 You do not lead the world in CO2 reduction, unless you look at cherry-picked data. I've looked at data available at ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions and plotted emissions from the US, Germany, UK, and France, between 1970 and 2019 (I divided the US number by 10 in the figure such that all values would be in the same range). See pasteboard.co/K56FwiK.png
If the links breaks, of if you for some reason don't want to view it, here's my takeaway. The CO2 emissions by German, France, and UK peaked 1979; the US peaked 2007. German, France, and the UK have all decreased their emission by 37%, 42%, and 38%, respectively, since their peak; the US by 14%. Annualized that's around 1.3% reduction per year for all four countries. Since 2007 (when the US peaked), Germany has decreased emissions by 18%, UK by 33%, France by 20%, and US 14%.
The US is the richest developing county in the world.
Or a nuclear armed 3rd world country...
@@universalradio6944 with the strongest propaganda machine or the most gullible people,or both(probably both).
India is a developing country, and you saw its sats too in this video. Comparing developing countries to USA is not fair. We are not worse like them.
Actually America is not rich.
Even “ Boris Johnson” do not deny climate change, that killed me LMAO 🤪🤪🤪🤪
I still feel ...happy that India was dedicated to it's paris climate agreement even if world is not...some of our cities are really heck polluted but hopefully it will be fine due to transistion to renewable
Keep going India, those sacred waters will be clean one day :D
yes. somebody has to set the example. US obviously ain't it.
to be fair, UK sells their 'recyclables' to developing countries as well.
Canada and Australia too.
Sweden is much better in that regard.
@@someonejustsomeone1469 Well if you believe that burning trash is the definition of recycling then Sweden is good at that.
@@SlantEyedJoe75 The incinerators have energy capture, and the harmful gases are filtered out.
A lot of crap they put in this video other countries do as well.
"You're banning a ban!" 😂
When I visited Netherlands I was almost ran over by a tsunami of bicycles.
The amount of bikes in that country is shocking
Better than cars though right?
@@camo4351 Sure. Try biking in the rain.
@@012345678952752 Yea. I do it very frequently. What's the problem with it? Getting wet? Diddums...
here in the Netherlands i will have to pay for mixed trash, but recycled trash is taken from me for free. good motivator!
We have to pay for trash pickup in the US too, it's considered a utility like gas and electric. At least here, our trash company also takes our recycling in a separate section of the same truck. Otherwise, we'd have to drive to the recycling center ourselves.
A lot of the people bashing the US in these comments sound like they're mad at the general population. Please be smart enough to know it's the politicians.
Do not bash all, but remember it is the people electing the politicians and the future policy.!, so change it.
@@manfredeggers9456 fix your own country first, Karen. You don’t actually care about the problems, you’re just a bigot.
@@manfredeggers9456 well our electoral system is kinda stupid
This is great to watch. Sometimes it feels like the whole world has gone crazy. Then you realize it's just us. That's fine. The world will get along much better without us, just as long as we don't blow the planet into an asteroid belt on our way out.
Cant wait for people to say this is biased, without taking a second to think about the fact that EVERYONE is biased and thus every piece of media asking people's opinions will always be biased in a way
You can present unbiased data, or just biased data in a transparent way. That comment was quite dumb.
@@gabrieldantas63 For some reason, I believe you are American. Don't indulge me in your ''how's or why's'', I just do believe....
Isn't saying that a comment is dumb already heavily biased? If you fail at it why should others do what you want?
@@godzilla362 Gabriel Dantas is a very american name, yes. I believe you're Spanish.
I mean, it's a NYT *Opinion*
Of course it's bias
America depends on their cars almost as much as they rely on their cell phones. Public transit would go a long way to decreasing their reliance but their public transit system across the country is a joke, just look at theirs compared to Canada's for example, our entire cities are covered in bus routes that run an average of 12 minutes apart, nobody is more than a block away from a stop even out in the 'burbs. Cities like mine, Winnipeg, without subway systems it's easy and cheap to get around.
Also, I'm 51 years old and owned 1 car when I was 16-17. I've used public transit all my adult life and never had a problem getting anywhere in any Canadian city.
Right in the middle of Metropolitan Los Angeles I would've had to walk 1 hour to the nearest bus stop. (and climb my way up back) Great exercise but not everyone has the time. Los Angeles has an extensive bus system that many don't know about. Many are unaware it has a subway (metro system) These buses don't run 24/7 everywhere. All These buses are run on gas and are replaced every few years. In cities like KC (metro) buses were not feasible. (not profitable if 12 minutes apart)
@@lucioagelvis2134 I have 5 bus stops within 30 seconds of my front door going in every direction, there's a bus stop on every block, some are so close you can toss a ball back and forth between them while waiting for the bus. Another thing Canadians do is say "Thank you" to the driver when we get off, tourists think it's weird.
@@ll7868 another thing Canadians do: pretend they’re good people because they say “thank you” to the bus driver, but go on propaganda RUclips videos to deride different cultures and try to force their values on people
Just wanna point out, that the segment about trash was misleading at best. Yes Europe (including Germany) "recycles" their trash, but only when it is profitable. The rest is also sent to developing countries and/or ends up in a landfill anyways.
BTW, I'm German so I would know...
Sad to say that most Americans would be like "foreigner's opinion on how we govern ourselves? Pfft, whatever. Its not your flag on the moon" and then go on to have doubts about the moon landings all together
We dropped CO2 emissions the most of any country.
WTF do you produce anyway?
Nothing.
@@richardfrench2863 well educated people with common sense and actual knowledge on how the world works and what needs changing?
@@richardfrench2863. Prime example of american arrogance. Grow up buddy and look at the bigger picture
@@aasrithkammula5004
we dropped CO2 production wtf do you do?
enjoy what we produce, knuckle dragger.
@@brendonducharme3527
It isn't arrogance when u are the best..
now, go work for slave wages so i can get a cheap t-shirt.
Meanwhile we are going through the Ice age here In Scotland!
Britain receives warm air through the gulf stream. It hasn't always and this can change. Whether naturally or affected by people. Don't take life for granted.
Ah yes... when it gets warmer the gulf stream stops... and so no more of that nice, warm current that makes Scotland have mild winters. So while the rest of the world gets roasted, England and Scandinavia will enter a new mini ice age. Lovely.
The UK depends on the gulf stream to bring hot air and warm water to keep it warm. If not it would be as cold as Paris. With the failure of the Gulf stream due to climate change, expect the UK to be as cold as the rest of coastal Europe. And yes coastal europe is getting warmer, but it is still colder than what UK is used too.
This is only shocking to people that haven’t paid attention to this topic before. Denial and scapegoating has been our strategy all along, in many topics. That’s y even when things are banned here, they’re sold to other countries like tobacco, fertilizer, pesticides, medical products etc. Capitalism rules all here. Greed is good, is our motto.
If people actually paid attention to history, stats, and international news coverages instead of judging country/culture according to Hollywood, it’s always been so clear.
I saw that very well. Tho america is a country that attempted a genocide by clearing out native americans like clearing out forests it still points at uyghurs genocide in China just because they dont let American media into some provinces, and this is based on complete suspicion, Saying china is not transparent. If china must open its secret bases then america must do so. I've never seen or heard of a chinese media investigating america. Who gave america the privilege to involve in other countries business and why other countries dont have the same priveledge even though their much more sucessful and even better than america.
Americas strategy is to spoil the reputation of the country that looks like its gonna get better than America with sanctions and claims like genocide and hacking, by doing so it stops the rest country having business with that country, crippling its economy and throwing it behind so that it couldn't match america...
America is the one who declared the race with china instead it could have promoted and supported it and encouraged it by investing on it.....
Capitalism is what makes poor people have more than what kings has a generation ago.
We, the US, have dropped carbon emissions more than the rest of the world because of..these great efficiency power plants we design for PROFIT.
@@richardfrench2863
And in the process we’ve caused millions of flora/fauna species to go extinct and put the many others well on their way to the same, including humans.
Not to mention enslaved tens of millions for centuries, permanently damaged environment/earth, killed millions (pollution), stole trillions from poorer countries (Africa, Asia, Americas, Australia) in resources (metals, minerals, land, crops, free/cheap labor) etc.
All of Australia and Americas and some of Africa were literally stolen from its indigenous people. And people from Africa and Asia were also stolen.
One man’s dream can mean another’s (or community‘s) nightmare.
@@RojaJaneman
funny, I bet most of Africa would beg us to take over after seeing the qualify of live of black people in white society and in African society.
The US has a cultural ideology/addiction that "bigger/faster is better" and "more/new is better", in terms of vehicles, living space, food, possessions, and $$ itself. None of these things actually improve our health, quality of life or happiness, and we don 't have the right to wreck the global climate to keep feeding the corporations that manufacture this vision. I lived in Spain for 6 years and people seemed to have a better quality of life with smaller vehicles and apartments, less consumer goods and machines, more time to spend with friends and family, excellent and cheap health care and education, locally-produced food, art, and entertainment....and. way less emissions.
Spain is in a complete state of ruins, economically. Keep believing the propaganda though.
You’re ignorant.
Wow, father-son, thanks for reminding me why it’s so productive and satisfying to engage in meaningful dialogue about important topics on social media I meet such genuinely thoughtful trolls
"are they compensating for...something?" XDXDXD
@Dumisani Nkosi By that logic, everyone in Russia should use a semi.
@Dumisani Nkosi large = area
3:30 "Let´s ban PROGRESS"
lmao I love her
"Are they compensating for something?"
Yes, they are. Funnily enough some people in US even say that about guys with biggest pickup, highest lift, biggest tyres and it's all shiny and no scratches anywhere.
Industry produces FAR more carbon dioxide then consumers (anywhere on the planet). The graph at 1:30 doesn't show this fact (but you can figure it out if you just add up power, industry and aviation). Putting the blame on consumers is an INDUSTRY PLOY, when it is industry that is producing the most toxins, the most plastic, the most waste, the most greenhouse gasses. They want to deflect responsibility to "consumers" which is nuts. The major problem with this video doesn't point out correctly which activity is creating the most waste and pollution (it's industry, by far). Since this from the New York Times, it's now wonder they're deflecting blame (and responsibility).
India is not much better either, when it comes to protecting the environment. I agree that the impact is currently low, but it has been increasing rapidly without much being done to stop it.
India's GDP per capita 1200 $
USA's GDP per capita 70000$
You cannot compare the India's response to USA's response. But still in India single use plastic is banned in 12 states and almost 30 percent of the power generation is now renewable energy based. And almost every big city has a public transportation like Metro.
@@shivamshuklaaa, developing sustainably is much cheaper and healthier. Economy is not much of a factor here.
And what about the numerous underdeveloped nations which are doing much more? And also single use plastics form such a tiny proportion of the overall environmental problems we face. Another one of those plastic industry tactics to put the onus on consumers instead.
@@Sivah_Akash India is doing quite well given from what it can do and the assets it has.
If not India will become a deserted wasteland.
@@someonejustsomeone1469, if we go back a few years, India and China had a similar economy. But China is able to invest in and manufacture renewables equipment much better than India right now. I understand there is more to this comparison, but India does have the capability to do much more.
I believe nearly 60% or so of Indians are not even aware of climate change. When this is the case, the government alone fighting this issue may not solve it. (Assuming the government is doing everything in it's power right now, which arguably isn't.)
On a broader note, pollution is one of the biggest killers in India. Solar and wind are already cheaper in India than coal, yet the dependence on coal is still way to strong in the country.
@@Sivah_Akash apples and oranges are of similar size but that doesn't make them the same fruit.
There is no sensibility in any field whatsoever in trying to compare the progress made by both countries simply based on economy. If you had really known the extremes of what the CCP did over the last half a century you would realise it would have been impossible for India to implement such measures.
Um, those last sentiments were very weird. Why would *America* have to lead the way and set an example in something where it's painfully obvious they're completely unable to and where they're obviously just dragging their feet? I mean, other countries are leading the way and setting the example already. America is welcome to follow the example set.
these videos are spectacular. the health insurance one, the police one, this one-bravo!
it’s mind blowing how india and china emit less carbon emissions when the us population is 1/3 of theirs
That's why China needed to wear masks due to how thick the air is with smog lol, nice try
@@williewilson2250 have you been to nyc ? I can’t even breathe when I go up there
@@omar9268 which is a city ran by democrats, the same party that advocates for green energy and doesn't like Trump. You sure these people actually want to help or are you willing to admit that this is all about control?
Also that might be from people being 2 feet apart from each other and tight spaces
@@williewilson2250 you can’t compare a run-down small town in west virginia to a huge city like nyc , we already know the nation has a huge dependency on fossil fuels and gas, china has surpassed us in terms of innovation, technology, and bettering the environment
@@williewilson2250 I’m originally from texas, and we have a huge problem with flooding (I’m sure you’ve seen pictures of the aftermath of hurricane harvey) , the problem has only exasperated in recent times
America, listen to the Zimbabwean!
Hahah i.loved the question about "compensating for something" lol
I asked my mom to start recycling and she told me, if the government wants me to recycle, they should pay me. I said you know we only have on earth 🌎 we can't get another. SMH
So America is gonna wake up one day and realise they have fallen behind so much they can not catch up but hey their cars are big. It is like the corona were it took them nearly a year to realise their land was dying and Trump was lying. Sad really.
4:31 she's acting like the UK doesn't do the exact same thing.
You: didn't post the images of 66 innocent Children nd 39 Women killed by WAR CRIMINAL
Instead: U attacked the supporters of innocents.OO!! How I forgot the weapons used against them was also provided by u
In New Zealand, supermarkets no longer give out plastic bags and instead encourage you to bring your own bags. Or you can pay 0.50 cents for a paper bag.
I've been in that situation.
I usually just keep a cloth bag folded in my back pocket.
US Covid response: "Trust the science."
US Climate Response: "Don't trust the science."
Unfortunately the same people that don't trust Climate change also won't get a vaccine.
It's like they enjoy making their country worse.
I'm glad you did not include an Australian on the panel because our behaviour is woeful. To run an election that is pro-science will only lead to an election loss in Australia.
I was thinking the same thing.
Given y'all are former prisoners. No wonder.
@@mohit_panjwani Ahh, that's not correct and it's not an insult here, just as American right wingers using the "liberal" insult doesn't carry here. All it does is show American ignorance.
My lineage; Yes, my English lineage is convict however my Scottish, Irish and German lineage isn't. All making their way here when Australia was made up of several colonies, before becoming a nation.
4:14 "I guess the next generation of Americans will have to live with poisoned water and soil"
No, that's the current and previous generation, and probably farther back but we can't measure that accurately. I'd say you could compare US industrialization to health effects, but the US healthcare system is inhumane, so there are too many conflating factors.
3:40 I live in the US and, as a minor that is soon going to be moving into adulthood within the next 5 years, idk what to recycle because classroom recycling bins are used for paper but at home and stuff you recycle glass and plastic but I live in an apartment complex so we dont recycle because there arent recycling bins and also my city changed what you can and can't recycle like last year and it's just confusing 👴
What is not coming though here is that the reverse vending machine for bottles scans the barcode of used empty bottles and collects 0,12$ for each 0,5 liter bottle and 0,35$ for each 1,5 liter bottles. This is money you get back for returning your bottles for recycling. You are charged 0,12$ or 0,35$ extra at checkout mandatory/automatically when you buy the bottle and get it back when you return it.(Can be returned at any reverse wending machine in the country regardless of where you bought the bottle) If you don’t return it you loose more money/ the bottle cost you more to purchase. Think of it like cashback for bottles, like for credit cards. It should cost more to pollute and if you then return for recycle you get the extra charge back. Good for the environment, nature, oceans and wildlife and good for your wallet as well. Incentive at it’s best.
Several US states do use this same program, but it's not many.
As an American, I'm ashamed and cry when I see things like this. 😢
Waiting for the "international reaction to news media selling war with iraq" from the NYT
It's like they say "this is the American way of life", we always have the biggest..And yes, before it made perhaps sense to enjoy life by consuming and eating burgers, fries and drinking liters coke a day but meanwhile we know continuously overeating ( fast food ) makes sick and shortens life. On top of this, the bill for the medical care next ruins people.
I’m American, I hate living under. A government thats to weak to do what needs to be done
EWTN News: On a mission to report the truth. God bless the United States of America.
I object to the Equality Act proposed by the Democratic Party.
The Equality Act is a lie. From the Father of lies, Save Us, O Lord.
God created mankind in his image; in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
Being a leftist American is painful
Bad choices usually are.
To quote the American conservative "Change is soooo hard."
1:48 that's why in India there is a tax on the basis of length like basically brackets kind. You can look up the tax on lengths of car in India and mind you it can go as high as $10000 more if your car is even an inch bigger than recommended bracket.
So: NYT has special feelings for Jacob the stealer
And: Its obvious dog always come forward to save his master!!! Love 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
I've never understood why the average man would need such huge car
I'm an American and seeing the suffering we are Causing with are denial and lack of human Decency make me so sad and just Disappointed
World: We need to address climate issues and change some things.
America: but...but...FREEDOM!
Alright.. on behalf of all sensible americans, I give other people invade our horrible country of ours.
The "per capita" chart doesn't give a good view of what's actually happening.
1) The majority of emissions come from industry, not from individuals
2) the populations of India and China are so massive that it waters down the numbers
China, USA, India and Russia are in fact the world's highest contributors (in that order).
That doesn’t align with the propaganda that idiots like Chai are trying to push.
What other metric would you propose if not per capita?
btw. much of the world's goods production is outsourced to countries like China and India - that skews the numbers even more.
Per capita chart actually gives a much more accurate view of what's happening.
No, the population doesn't "water down the emissions", it highlights that USA pollutes A LOT.
China has 5 times the population and twice the industries as the US. By simple calculations, USA will be polluting FIVE TIMES as much as China with those numbers.
Sure , china does add to a lot of pollution, but it's a developing country. Usa is the richest and the most developed country. Why does it pollute so much? If china got the numbers of US, it would only contribute to 5% of global emissions, and if India got them, it would be a mere 2%.
Compared to the current 15% , USA has a glaring problem.
@@aaryajain9771 wrong, and typical nonsense from a person whose country is completely collapsing, and naturally you’re crying about the US.
The overall detriment is not reflected in the per capita emissions but gross emissions.
Worry about your country which is in ruins before crying about a nation 8000 miles away, peasant.
@@fatherson5907 " Whose country is completely collapsing"
Mr. Troll, where exactly do you think I'm from?
Yes I agree, the overall effect is seen in the gross emissions, but the PERFORMANCE of each country in emissions is seen in per capita emissions. Curb your patriotism. America sucks in per capita emissions , and therefore sucks in controlling emissions. If China and India as developing countries performs better than you, then you've got a serious problem. It can reduce its emissions by atleast 3 times. The wasteful nature of their citizens is the problem.
Oh, and china produces 30% of its electricity by renewables, and India produces 40% of its energy via clean sources, even though their combined wealth is less than that of US. And guess how much US, the most developed country, AND the richest country, produces by clean sources? A mere 12%
I'm not saying that china and india aren't bad, but USA is much much worse right now, and people in glass houses shouldnt throw stones.
EV's being called "environmental friendly" is an absolute joke XD.
doesn't matter if you sold more EV's in your nation, the pollution they cause is equivalent to those of petrol/diesel powered vehicles.
This is the most ashamed I’ve ever felt. Knowing I can’t do anything to change me country’s current state.
Oh no.... They showed them our FOX news... How embarrassing.
On behalf of Americans, I apologize. I'm a huge Tesla supporter, support solar clean energy products. We just have a few bad eggs that are willingly ignorant.
Okay.... So "a few bad eggs" are bagging 1/3rd of world's climate destruction???
Brother I am from the spiritual land of India. Yes we are globally famous for being dirty aand scammers and a million more rediculing things, which by the way nobody but 'the eagle land' says.... Still we are not killing this planet.
We don't need an admission of guilt (the way you wrote you're a Tesla supporter and a supporter of solar energy harvesting is undeniably a defence mechanism)
All we need is to stop playing the blame game of whose fault it is and do something about it...
Ok, FOX news is unreliable...
Ok, Trump/ Biden is unreliable...
Ok, Mr. XYZ is unreliable...
We'll get all of these reliable and unreliable focussed on getting this planet better... Image can be cleansed once our earth is cleaned... We cannot be depended on Mr. Beast to revive our planet or Mr. Musk to take us to Mars....
We gotta stop pointing and showing fingers and use all 5 fingers to do something about it....
(Pardon my english, it's my 3rd language)
@@godzilla362 Well, it's not a few to be blunt. America is full of willingly ignorant, spoiled people.
I constantly find myself debating those type of people in our country all the time, on why we should support environmental movements more, do things that'll help the environment and keep things clean, or stop doing things that are messing it up and making things dirty.
It's embarrassing as an American and I understand why the people in this video are concerned.
Welcome to America!
4:31
Trust me. We have guys here, who bring their dogs into stores.
And don't bother to clean up, when they relieve themselves....
Then they are upset, when the store owner asks them to clean it up.
There's so much wrong in this video I don't even now where to begin
Back in 2019 I moved back to the US after 4 years in Sweden. No one around me knew who Greta Thunberg is when I came back.
She only talks about Trump bad. She never criticizes China or India.
@@lucioagelvis2134 Chinese state media attacked her, and India almost issued a warrant for her arrest.
@@ocschwar lol not for climate related activitism.
What happened to you America???
Jaded videos on the internet make good money.
Seeing their reactions to the per capita section, I wonder what their reactions would be if Australia was added to that list
If you did this video for where I live, the government would call you hateful and immoral
the money is going to the rich because they want more money for no reason because they don't even spend it XD!
someone get me out of america please
Nothing stopping you from leaving. Plenty of people with intelligence that would take your place.
@@fatherson5907 did you literally not watch the video
@@maddie2762 do you literally believe anything you see on the internet?
@@fatherson5907 the sources are in the video-
@@maddie2762 again, you believe everything you see online. Absolutely pathetic.
At this point when your country is the only one videos like these make fun of you should realize something is systematically wrong with all americans. At this point I feel that when we eventually get to mars just leave America behind and they can pillage the planet till they have to breathe oxygen out of plastic bottles from McDonalds
If you want to see mountains of trash, go to the Outskirts of Delhi. THEY ARE HUGE
Just to many lazy people in the uSa.nit everyone of course..some reusing, recycling everything..it really just depends what part of u.s. you are inm
You: didn't post the images of 66 innocent Children nd 39 Women killed by WAR CRIMINAL
Instead: U attacked the supporters of innocents. Don't go too much l0w to save ur masters
In Norway the single-used plastic bags are actually used more than once, we use it for trash collection after it was used for carrying food and products home. Because it’s used for trash collection it almost never lands in nature or the ocean because most of it goes to a re-cycling plant. So that’s why it’s not band here.
It's mostly that way here in the USA as well. Some big stores have recycling drop off bins for the bags too if have too many.
I think what makes me really angry about this is how ignorant American politician (and citizen) with the power they hold. Like with a snap they can doomed all of human population.
Or maybe they know and understand it, but it just make them high
6:19 Me too man. Me too
7:04 “if America can’t get it right...” - maybe countries should start to follow someone else like China
Countries shouldn´t follow, they should consider, reconsider, and then preferrably act together for a better future.
USA as always...🤦
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