Not sure where your getting this from. On average a Chinese person now has the same carbon footprint as a European citizen. So no, our footprint is not worse, unless you are comparing us to African tribesman who spear their dinner and wash their clothes by smacking it on rocks down at the river. Is living a third world existence appealling to you?
We aren't going to agree on this, as you have your ideology firmly in place. Just don't expect it to lower the sea levels anytime soon.
Not ideology, an opinion based on facts, some of which you ignored when replying above, as per capita emissions are totally different to a carbon footprint. I have spent a short time amongst those living a third world existence and thoroughly enjoyed my time there, as I always do when visiting villages in developing countries, so I suggest you trek to a remote village to sample for yourself.
The self aggrandizement is thick in this post. I just wonder to myself , if you thoroughly enjoyed your poverty tourism so much, then why did you come back to your first world lifestyle in Australia?
I don't need to trek anywhere to sample other people's suffering, because that was my family a generation ago.
I shouldn't need to point out that living a third world existence is not a goal for any person. Especially those living actually it, and not just ducking in to pat themselves on the back.
If you want to reduce your carbon footprint by heating a tin of baked beans over a burning pile of leaves for dinner, then go for it. I prefer my air conditioning, my flushing toilet, my on-demand hot water, and the carbon footprint that goes with it.
And guess what, so does literally every other person alive today. That's why no-one sets a goal to become poverty stricken.
Yes, I am proud to spend time with those that are not ruining our shared planet and have spoken to my wife about living a simpler life after our son finishes his education, but you brought it up, not me and once again it is simply another fact.
Conversely, last night we went shopping and I ate in a food court for the first time in many years and was disgusted by what I saw. The amount of packaging was absolutely ridiculous and was the perfect example of just how wrong we as the supposed advanced of our species have become. The good thing is that whilst my son does not yet have a reasonable understanding of what a carbon footprint is, he said to me, "that is why we have islands of plastic and rubbish forming in our oceans".
He also said that he would eat at home or elsewhere next time and tell his mother that easy dinner is not good, which is an example of an individual making a difference. To your other post, no, I do not expect everyone to live a third world existence and don't think anywhere near that level is required, but I certainly expect a lot more effort from many in our community and particularly those such as yourself and our government.
