Gore has a sentence that I very much agree with, that is, the old concept + new technology equals an unimaginable future. If a country relies on new technology to realize its concept, the tragic consequences will be hundreds of times or more than those supported by old technology. The system is the product of the concept, and the concept is the ideology in some countries, which is determined by the high-level leaders of the country, not the ordinary people. The will of the leaders represents everything. As a result, new technologies serve outdated concepts under this system, with unimaginable consequences. Gore also cites an example in the film where the former Soviet Union deliberately tampered with a comment with a "capitalist flavor" in order to ensure that the reports published by the media were in line with its own ideology. I think, how consistent this is with the reality of a certain country.
Of course, the United States and China need to cooperate with each other in pollution control, but their ideological differences determine that such cooperation can only be a mere coincidence in the end. The unique confederation system in the United States makes it possible to make environmental governance regulations on a state-by-state basis without over-considering the requirements of the federal government. But China is different. Its own economic development standard makes all provinces focus on the economy and completely put aside other factors such as the environment. The so-called EIA is nothing but perfunctory for the media.
The reform of the system ultimately requires political reform, rather than a simple reform of the government and economic growth. But political reform has shaken the foundation of that old concept and denied certain high-level decisions. This is not allowed.
So, everything went cloudy.
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