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Brazil, Indonesia and other countries with similar levels of development are simply "late to the game" in regards to environmental destruction. Countries that d
by zests 6y ago
Brazil, Indonesia and other countries with similar levels of development are simply "late to the game" in regards to environmental destruction. Countries that developed sooner destroyed their own environments before there was scrutiny.
If western countries want to stop developing countries from using their own resources, some financial compensation should be involved.
- passerby1 6y agoHow about sanctions + aircraft carrier? It works for almost all developing countries.
- criddell 6y agoThe early US and other economies were built on slave labor. Should we compensate Brazil, Indonesia and other countries if we don't want them to use slave labor?
- nmfisher 6y agoThose countries also have the benefit of 100 odd years of technological improvements. It’s not unreasonable to expect they take advantage of that.