simsa03 (simsa03@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Wednesday, 19-Jun-2024 04:25:16 JST
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Thank you. Wonder about the impact of China, India, and parts of South America, though. Esp. the recent 20 years of industrialization of China and the staggering resource extraction for the various Green plans seem to me neglected in that statement. And given the future prospects of necessary mining and processing of rare earths and other materials, this will increase material consumption not just in the "Global North Werst" on a hitherto unprecedented scale. Furthermore, given the economic catch-up races of South-East Asia and Africa plus the demands of any form of energy transition, this Oxfam statement amounts to West-bashing while ignoring that, e.g., we're on the brink of a global mining activity unprecedented in human history.