West is Best, East is Eastory

Have you ever heard someone say, “Well, of course the West has a higher carbon footprint, they’re more developed”? As if being more technologically advanced automatically means you have to pollute more?

Well, I’m here to tell you that this just isn’t true. In fact, there are plenty of countries in the East that have a lower carbon footprint, despite being less “developed” by Western standards.

Take India for example. They may not have the same level of industrialization as some Western countries, but they have a centuries-old tradition of living…