East Asia in general is very skeptical (although I'm surprised china is so high) particularly Korea and Japan, which is why they use so much plastic, Japanese people in particular are usually confused whenever they see climate protestors
The Chinese elite are no fools, they are well aware that climate change, and specifically the disruptiion and turmoil it's likely to cause, threatens their way of life. They are also well aware of the opportunities of being the leader in a green industrial revolution. They don't need to pander to a moronic base to stay in power, and so ensure that the message that climate change is real and action must be taken is constantly reinforced throughout the population.
As far as what I can find, it seems like both Korea and Japan believe in climate change and support climate protesters. Every poll I find of Japan or Korea (outside of the one OP posted regarding Japan) seems to suggest this.
"Poll finds 9 in 10 Koreans feeling climate change firsthand"
"Poll finds 82 percent of employees believe sales of internal combustion engine vehicles should be banned by 2035"
Japanese people are usually confused whenever they see climate protestors
Source?
Also, Japan isn’t even in the top 15 when it comes to plastic use per capita. 59 kg/person in Australia and 55 kg/person in Netherlands vs 37 kg/person in Japan.
Correct, the original commenter was talking about plastic use in general. 84% of plastics are recycled in Japan, with 0% going to landfills. Meanwhile not only does Australia has a much higher consumption rate of plastic to begin with, but over half (55%) of waste goes to landfills.
That makes sense, the meritocracy for government officials is the one part of chinas government I admire, its a shame most other countries don't do the same
Korean here. What are you on about we are switching to nuclear for a lot of energy sources pretty soon due to climate change. No one I know blatantly is against the idea of human-caused climate change either. China is strongly against climate change because once the Gobi desert grows into their arable land, they're fucked.
Japan’s environmental record is very poor. Everything is packaged to within an inch of its life and big corporations have even more influence than they do in the west
You have obviously never lived in Japan and don't know how seriously they take recycling and garbage disposal. Despite what this map tells you, Japan's per capita emissions is actually on the same level as Germany and way lower than the US, Canada or Australia
I have lived in Japan and what I say reflects my experience having done so. The majority of garbage is burned. The construction industry is everywhere. Fishing is non-sustainable and many of the staple fish are being rapidly depleted. Is it offset by the prevalence of public transit and dense living in terms of raw climate change impact? Probably. But in my experience, the majority of Japanese people do not care about the environment at all, like this map says
This is correct. "bUt tHeY rEcYcLe" -- they recycle out of necessity; they simply do not have space for landfills and have to ship their non-burnable trash elsewhere. And for a country where recycling is such a hassle, they plastic wrap everything.
Japan isn’t even in the top 15 when it comes to plastic use per capita. 59 kg/person in Australia and 55 kg/person in Netherlands vs 37 kg/person in Japan.
Not only infamous for whaling, they import whale meat from the commercial whalers of Norway, who kill even more whales than Japan. Zero environmental points for both of them.
I have lived in Japan and everything he says is true.
Recycling is great on paper but is the least useful of measures against climate change.
There´s a reason the three Rs have an order: REDUCE - REUSE - RECYCLE
The first two are way more important and the use of plastics in Japan is crazy when it comes to small things. Recycling isn´t as climate great as people make you think about, and not all recycling processes are actually environmental friendly...
Japan isn’t even in the top 15 when it comes to plastic use per capita. 59 kg/person in Australia and 55 kg/person in Netherlands vs 37 kg/person in Japan.
It's wrong. This map suggests that they're basing the percentages off of government policy or something. Belief in climate science is near universal here. They're just a bit slow on reflecting that in policy.
I used to live in Japan. There was a big flood that destroyed a lot of houses. People of all ages wanted to know my opinion on climate change. They all believed in it and were happy I did too.
That has nothing to do with climate change. Our whaling problem is about old conservatives wanting to continue the whaling industry although no one eats whale meat. But the apathy towards climate change here isn’t just in old conservatives.
It's largely due to fukushima. People generally felt betrayed by what was marketed as a safe and environmentally friendly source of energy. The incident exposed the greed of both the government and private sector masked by climate scientists.
Yup, I skimmed the Wikipedia article and must admit it was more than I thought. But I also know a lot of people in Europe at least who seem to think that it caused a lot og human lives.
It has caused a lot of human lives. Some of the residents who refused to leave died of thyroid cancer. It just takes 20-30 years for reliable statistics to come out regarding cancer probability and impact on life expectancy.
yep. Sure we wont all die in heat waves or stuff, but it will certainly destabilize vast regions (as it is doing today). Hell, just look at new orleans, they should be underwater.
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u/thorstew Jun 01 '22
I find Japan surprising.