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Yes, of course. There's a reason why people in developing countries are the least concerned about pollution or global warming. It's because economic growth has
by olalonde 3y ago
Yes, of course. There's a reason why people in developing countries are the least concerned about pollution or global warming. It's because economic growth has a much greater positive impact on their lives than an imperceptibly slow warming of the planet.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> reason why people in developing countries are the least concerned about pollution or global warming Hyperbolic discounting?
- olalonde 3y agoDo you believe that the economic progress of the last century wasn't worth a 1-2 degrees in temperature rise? Most people, especially those in countries that developed enormously, would not agree. The positive impacts of economic progress so far vastly outweigh the negative impacts of global warming.
- JumpCrisscross 3y ago> Do you believe that the economic progress of the last century wasn't worth a 1-2 degrees in temperature rise? Unfair as it is, the last two degrees were less impactful than the next two will be. In the short term, the positives will still outweigh the costs. But in the long run, it’s not clear—particularly for tropical countries—that the gains will be worth the cost.
- mempko 3y agoThe majority of people in all country groups are concerned. Maybe you are just in the minority. https://www.undp.org/publications/peoples-climate-vote https://www.undp.org/publications/peoples-climate-vote
- triceratops 3y ago> developing countries are the least concerned about pollution or global warming Chile, Morocco, and India are in the top 10 of the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Performance_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_Change_Performance_Ind....