“If only developing countries would take action to reduce their global warming pollution”.
That is the refrain that was heard in capitals around the world for years.  This was driven partly by a concern over competitiveness in some places (e.g., the US and EU).  And it was also driven by the reality that global emissions (both developed and developing country) need to decline if we are going to solve this challenge.  And while developed countries need to take the lead in making deep emissions cuts (as I discussed in Part 2), we need to find a way for developing countries to pull millions/billions of people out of poverty while reducing global warming pollution.

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