There's no way around this: it's embarassing how people living in the US, one of the worlds largest pollutors per capita (only behind the oil states like Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and such, as well as Luxembourg, a country with a population of 0.5 million), are complaining that China and India should get on their level when it comes to reversing pollution and taking measures against climate change. Newsflash #1: Both India and China are doing much more to combat climate change than the US is relative to the size of their economy. Newsflash #2: You are already polluting way more than them per capita. To quote the bible "why do you see the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye but pay no attention to the log in your own?"
Third of all, no, it isn't unfair that the US and other developed nations have harsher demands imposed on us. We have been polluting massively for decades, even centuries. We have a bit of a head start in total pollution, and,as is pretty frikking obvious given the word, developing nations are still developing. They don't have as good economic capabilities to adapt as quickly as developed nations do. Of course it only then makes sense that the nations that have already polluted a lot need to make concessions quicker.
There is absolutely no way to defend such comments. They are disgraceful
And the coal jobs are already dying. The economy will be more benefited by making it a quick and painless death, rather than dragging it out as long as possible by putting it on life support. Free up the capital that hoes into coal into industries that actually have a future.
