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I totally understand the sense of injustice here, but it doesn't actually change anything. This isn't really a question of what's fair. Climate change is an act

I totally understand the sense of injustice here, but it doesn't actually change anything. This isn't really a question of what's fair. Climate change is an actual real thing that really does have to be dealt with, and it's pretty much impossible to deal with without the two most populous countries on board. Questions of ladders and cycles and all of the past and present irresponsibility on the part of Western countries doesn't change that. I'm pessimistic about the whole thing because I think the US and other rich countries will balk on it too (or just break it down the road), but that doesn't make India less wrong about it.

tks2103 13y ago
The sense of injustice changes the way emissions should be cut across the population. Western countries just want to have more stuff at all costs. The developing countries know this, from direct experience in recent memory. So they are not going to play ball. It is extremely critical to understand that the reasons the developing countries are not playing ball is different than the reasons developed countries are not playing ball.