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Wowwwww.....
Us to underdeveloped countries: sorry bro can't use coal anymore, the planet and all ya know. Sucks to suck friendo.
Us to developing countries starting off on a better foot than us: nooooooo not like that! What about the shareholders!?!?
Yes and the U.S. was also literally like "why should we stop burning coal, the underdeveloped countries (esp China) will still be burning coal decades after we stop, it's not going to make a difference if we stop".
Turns out the real driving force was actually bribery ("lobbying") all along.