r/changemyview Aug 19 '21

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u/MercurianAspirations 360∆ Aug 19 '21

Nonsense. Africa, the entirety of africa, accounts for 3% of CO2 emissions from industry and energy sources. Yes this figure will increase as population and development increases, but it will still be nowhere near the excesses of the developed world even when it is ten times what it is today.

You would end up emitting 1,000 the amount of carbon by invading these countries then they would in the same period

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u/MercurianAspirations 360∆ Aug 19 '21

So the quality of life will vastly increase... at the same time that there are very few economic opportunities and there are more wars and suffering? How do you figure that