"How much new solar capacity came online in Pakistan" this year *sounds* like an empirical question, but unless every bettor agrees to travel to Pakistan together and walk the land, counting solar panels and checking proof of their installation dates, these bettors need to agree on some third party assessor as authoritative and trust whatever they say.
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Cory Doctorow
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