> And the only reason CO2 per capita is lower is because those countries left their population growth completely unchecked. Poorer countries have more populati

> And the only reason CO2 per capita is lower is because those countries left their population growth completely unchecked. Poorer countries have more population growth. This is not because rich countries decided to "act responsibly", but that people choose to have fewer kids for other reasons, which is well document across the board. And access to contraceptives. Moreover, poorer countries run the most CO2-intensive parts of the global supply chain: production. Rich countries also send them their trash because they don't want to burn it themselves. Is it true that we've been wasting time with signal politics in the West? Yes. Do other countries, like China, also have a responsibility? Yes. But, pointing fingers and whataboutism is exactly the type of "twitterati" style non-action that got us absolutely nowhere in the first place.