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		y04nn on May 27, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: World Now Likely to Hit Watershed 1.5 °C Rise in N... You also need to increase taxes on imports from countries that burn coals if you ban coal. There is no point banning coal to import solar panels or EV car parts that are produced with cheap coal electricity.

api on May 27, 2021 [–]

Yes, that has to be part of the picture. Otherwise manufacturing will be a race to the environmental bottom (as it is today).

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