Originally Posted by roflwaffle

There's a world of difference between western style industrialization/wealth and the equivalent in China/India. The average middle class household salary in Beijing for instance is about $1500 per month. That's almost $5,000/year below the U.S. federal poverty line. In China or India being middle class is associated with having stuff like a scooter, a computer, and an apartment, not flying around the world and having a two ton SUV like it is in the Western world. There are only ~$25+ million households in China with income of $18,00/year or more. Even if some households in China/India can gain wealth comparable to western standards, that still doesn't change the fact that most of the environmental damage is being caused by the wealthy. Rich man's war, poor man's fight.