WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:11.040 "Climate change is a major global challenge. But climate change is not of 00:00:11.040 --> 00:00:20.939 our making. It is the result of a global warming that came from the prosperity 00:00:20.939 --> 00:00:30.330 and progress of an industrial age powered by fossil fuel." Developed and 00:00:30.330 --> 00:00:34.320 developing countries disagree sharply about who is responsible for climate 00:00:34.320 --> 00:00:40.020 change and for combating it. Industrialization, a process through 00:00:40.020 --> 00:00:43.680 which enormous amounts of greenhouse gases are emitted, is at the center of 00:00:43.680 --> 00:00:49.559 this debate. Developed countries, which industrialized over a century ago, have 00:00:49.559 --> 00:00:54.329 produced most of the world's cumulative carbon dioxide emissions. In fact, the U.S. 00:00:54.329 --> 00:01:00.480 has produced nearly 30% of all emissions since 1850. Because of this legacy, 00:01:00.480 --> 00:01:04.470 leaders in some developing countries argue that countries like the United 00:01:04.470 --> 00:01:09.119 States should take the lead on fighting climate change. Developing countries, on 00:01:09.119 --> 00:01:14.250 the other hand, are now industrializing. Already India and China are among the 00:01:14.250 --> 00:01:19.049 world's top annual emitters. Leaders in some developed countries argue that 00:01:19.049 --> 00:01:22.860 climate change is a global problem and fighting it requires everyone's 00:01:22.860 --> 00:01:26.250 participation, even if that means abandoning certain aspects of 00:01:26.250 --> 00:01:30.600 development. "We seek an agreement that makes sure developing nations have the 00:01:30.600 --> 00:01:35.220 resources they need to skip the dirty phase of development if they're willing 00:01:35.220 --> 00:01:39.750 to do their part." But to many, the idea that certain countries can benefit 00:01:39.750 --> 00:01:44.220 economically from industrialization while preventing similar gains elsewhere 00:01:44.220 --> 00:01:56.100 is hypocritical. "Democratic India must grow rapidly to make the aspirations of 1.25 billion 00:01:56.100 --> 00:02:03.810 people, 300 million of whom are without access 00:02:03.810 --> 00:02:08.970 to energy." Yet another way to view the responsibility debate is by looking at 00:02:08.970 --> 00:02:13.830 per capita emissions. India has a population 20 times larger than the 00:02:13.830 --> 00:02:18.440 United Kingdom. But the British produce four times more emissions per person. 00:02:18.440 --> 00:02:22.590 It's also important to note that many developed countries achieve their high 00:02:22.590 --> 00:02:26.610 living standards and their high emissions contributions in part by 00:02:26.610 --> 00:02:31.260 exploiting resources abroad, often in the same countries that are now trying to 00:02:31.260 --> 00:02:36.780 develop and industrialize. Despite these different perspectives, virtually every 00:02:36.780 --> 00:02:41.160 country in the world signed the Paris Agreement because no matter how you sort 00:02:41.160 --> 00:02:45.829 the data, climate change affects everyone.