In the opening scene of American writer Kim Stanley Robinson’s “The Ministry for the Future,” a heat wave combined with a breakdown of the electrical grid in India kills 20 million people. The devastation causes the world’s nations unite to combat climate change.
I mean, obviously this isn’t quite right, but also per person we are far and away the largest offender. But I agree, they can fuck off with pin the blame on the country: it’s just the wealthy elite - regular people aren’t doing much, it’s these rich fucks and their stupid schemes. Until we start putting the blame squarely on this group of people who have more power than any nation-state, we’re absolutely fucked.