An argument I used to frequently hear was that there was no point in the arguer (usually a Brit, American or Aussie), doing anything about environmental issues, as long as China [and other developing countries] continued on their paths of environmental destruction.
Well, now there’s this:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-18/an-china-launches-its-first-carbon-trading-scheme/4763870
A Chinese city has gone one better than the whole of Australia!
This is good news. Good news that even communities desperate for money are doing their bit and showing the rest of the world that environmental responsibility is everyone’s issue.