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> far surpassing the US Why is this a problem? India has 4x the population...

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• notyourwork 9y ago
  Why is this not a problem? In the world of pollution and environmental health, using justification of because another country does it doesn't work.
  • cscurmudgeon 9y ago
    So is an Indian worth less than an American?
    • notyourwork 9y ago
      Neither is worth anything if we as a society kill the planet we call home so this isn't about race or worth. It is about us as a planet deciding to keep our planet healthy. Like I said, just because one country does it doesn't make it right for others. The others should be scolding the US not following in their naive ignorant foot steps.
      • sumedh 9y ago
        > The others should be scolding the US How can other countries do that?
• pkaye 9y ago
  For one, health issues related to air quality have no basis on per capita pollution.
  • fellellor 9y ago
    But air quality degeneration does have a lot of basis on per capita pollution. The per capita argument was good enough to set the tone at Paris, for an agreement between all the nations on this planet. The argument against per capita pollution contribution is just willful ignorance. Besides, none of you have even bothered to look at the figures. India's current coal consumption is less than 30% of the US, for a population 4-5 times larger. Even if we double our coal consumption, it wouldn't outstrip US at their current levels.
    • pkaye 9y ago
      > But air quality degeneration does have a lot of basis on per capita pollution. Can you explain to me how this works?