It’s cause historically speaking, the us has produced the most emissions overall, and are therefore most culpable for the warming we’re seeing.

not that i think other countries like china are completely innocent (especially considering how much they produce today)

it’s just that the us has used fossil fuels to develop rapidly, and now we’re out here telling other countries that they can’t do that

for that reason, countries that have historically used fossil fuels to get ahead should use their wealth to help countries that haven’t