For what it is worth, this is my response to Romney's comments about Global Warming and China (cut and paste from the article): Finally, if his stance on what he was going to do about climate change wasn't clear already, he shirks all responsibility by trying to compare the responsibilities of developing and developed countries. This goes without saying but countries that are developed in the year 2012 are developed because of all the fossil fuel emissions they have burned since the industrial revolution back in the 18th and 19th centuries. Developed countries are the primary reason the earth is warming, and while developing countries should also attempt to build an economy that is sustainable, developed countries must lead the way, both because they are morally obligated to and because they are economically capable to do so.