I think that the idea is that developed countries have no "need" for it, while developing countries could and will benefit from maximally exploiting their natur

I think that the idea is that developed countries have no "need" for it, while developing countries could and will benefit from maximally exploiting their natural resources to develop as quickly as possible. There's a good point in your comment (that the process exploiting natural resources is more harmful in developing countries, and so might not be worth the tradeoff for faster development), but it's buried under sarcasm and lack of charity. We could have a more productive discussion without it.