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16. Why should some third world country

where there's no manufacturing and 90% of the citizens don't own a car be the space monkey for the planet?

The US spits out 5,425 million tons of CO2 per year. If Mexico (which is one of the more prosperous Latin countries and does have a manufacturing base) cut their emissions by 50%, they would save 222 million tons of CO2 per year, or 4% of what the US spits out every year. It would also create even worse poverty than already exists there, driving millions of people out of work and probably creating a famine right on our southern border.

Meanwhile, we could cut our emissions by 4% by inflating our tires, caulking our windows, and convincing people in LA to give up their lawns.

It's like saying that we can balance the budget by taxing the poor while the rich get to keep their loopholes. It's fundamentally unfair.