By not having to account for emissions caused by imported goods, rich nations are living in Alice's wonderland
If there was a pub where you could drink your fill and leave the hangover with the landlord, would you go there? Idle dreaming, but this is the deal in the world of carbon accounting, where responsibility is shared out among countries, and targets set for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
If I want to own and enjoy a cheap, garage-sized TV, all the fossil fuel emissions that result from making it don't get added to my home account, but to the country of manufacture, most probably China.
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