Environmental Science 14th Edition by Tyler Miller ,Scott Spoolman

Exercise 14

Some people in China point out that the United States and European nations fueled their economic growth since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution by burning coal, with little effort to control the resulting air pollution, and then sought cleaner energy sources later when they became more affluent. China says it is being asked to clean up before it becomes affluent enough to do so. Do you think this is a fair expectation Explain. Because China's outdoor air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions have implications for the entire world, what role, if any, should the more-developed nations play in helping China to reduce its dependence on coal and to rely on more environmentally sustainable energy sources