The reality of the problem is that Western consumption is off the charts, and if the entire world rises to our level we're screwed. The answer for that is not t

The reality of the problem is that Western consumption is off the charts, and if the entire world rises to our level we're screwed. The answer for that is not to condemn China and India to remain in poverty; it's to drastically reduce our own consumption to set the standard, and only then put pressure on others to reduce. While we are emitting more per capita than China, if we tell them to cut their emissions they will - and should - tell us to piss off.