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Statement 1: The total blame for environmental exploitation cannot be attributed to highly populous developing countries.
Statement 2: An average person in a developing country consumes significantly fewer resources when compared to a person in a developed nation.
Statement 1: The total blame for environmental exploitation cannot be attributed to highly populous developing countries.
Statement 2: An average person in a developing country consumes significantly fewer resources when compared to a person in a developed nation.
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The correct option is B Both statements are correct and statement 2 is the correct justification of statement 1.
As compared to developing nations, developed nations have extremely high standards of living. These standards are sustained by overconsumption of resources. Environmental exploitation must thus be understood in the context of unequal access and inequitable consumption, instead of solely looking at population. There must be a differential sharing of responsibility for environmental well-being, which ensures that the people who cause the most damage, pay the most.
As compared to developing nations, developed nations have extremely high standards of living. These standards are sustained by overconsumption of resources. Environmental exploitation must thus be understood in the context of unequal access and inequitable consumption, instead of solely looking at population. There must be a differential sharing of responsibility for environmental well-being, which ensures that the people who cause the most damage, pay the most.
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