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On the recordApril 17, 2023
If we can hold African nations accountable for greenhouse gas emissions that they have not even emitted, and fail to hold competitors like China, and allies like India, accountable as we in the west are pushing toward a green future, building our green future on the backs of black slaves in artisanal mines in the DRC. And it's the height of hypocrisy.
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John James
Republican · Michigan

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Critique of Western hypocrisy in climate accountability for African nations versus China and India.

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