Should We Do Something If China Isn’t? Laser Talk

Since when does the United States wait for anyone before innovating?

We may have 23% of China’s population [1,2], but we have 2x their GDP [3-5], and the average American still emits a lot more CO2 than the average Chinese citizen [6]. Let’s not forget that China has only been the world’s largest CO2 emitter since 2006, when they passed us [7]. We’re still number 2 [7].

China is the leading producer of solar panels and has invested more in renewable energy than the US and Europe in 2014 [8].

Waiting for China to lead is un-competitive, defeatist, and not in the interests of our economy or our planet.