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>China and India contribute 4-10 times less CO2 per capita than the US. And rising, fast. Besides that, the planet doesn't care about per capita numbers.
by navigatesol 7y ago
>China and India contribute 4-10 times less CO2 per capita than the US.
And rising, fast.
Besides that, the planet doesn't care about per capita numbers.
- Mikeb85 7y agoPeople do though. Why should we stunt the developing world's growth just because we've already fucked things up too much? Seems like colonialism all over; the West gets to keep polluting, but the developing world must stop developing?
- s_y_n_t_a_x 7y agoThe West doesn't get to have a huge population (nor does it need or want one) why should the developing world have one?
- kolbe 7y agoIf "stunting developing world growth" is too much of a cost to endure for your cause, then this isn't a WW2 level emergency. In WW2, the US deemed the ends to be important enough to kill innocent German/Japanese cogs and civilians by the millions.
- Mikeb85 7y agoIt isn't that level of emergency. If it was, western governments would be curbing the largest producers of emissions. Not asking the populace and other nations to curb emissions while doing nothing about more egregious activities.
- navigatesol 7y ago>Why should we stunt the developing world's growth just because we've already fucked things up too much? If climate change is a real concern, it's going to be a requirement.
- adrianN 7y agoThe planet also doesn't care about countries. Per capita seems to be the fairest comparison that one can make.