In theory, all of us want a clean and sustainable environment. In practice however, few of us are willing to give up luxuries such as air conditioning, fast fashion, or even air travel.

Questions

1. Is it the rich countries that have exploited their own nations and many oppressed colonies for centuries? Or is it the emerging nations who have yet to have a chance to grow rich on the destruction of forests, land, and seas? 

2. Are global sanctions and embargoes a fair method of enforcement, say, of the prevention of hunting elephants for their tusks, or does that deprive poor villagers of their only means of support?