Question

Why is there conflict between industrializing low- or middle-income countries and industrialized (rich) countries over climate change?

Group of answer choices

Industrialized countries, comprising a minority of the world's countries, are less responsible for climate change than is the rest of the world, yet it wants to industrialize which would further harm the planet.

The two sides believe that the cost of switching to renewable energy is high, and each country wants to pay as little as it can get away with for the inevitable adjustments needed.

Answers that begin, "Industrialized countries,...are the most responsible" and "The two sides believe...".

Industrialized countries, comprising a minority of the world's countries, are the most responsible for climate change (via their Industrial Revolutions), and the rest of the world wants the same access to goods and wealth that the industrialized world enjoys.

Answer 1

I don't know the answer, but this might be of some use I hope.

Explanation:

First, poorer countries, regions, and people tend to be more exposed to climate change impacts and natural disasters than their wealthier counterparts.

Second, they lose a greater share of their wealth when climate shocks hit. And third, they have fewer resources to cope with the negative impacts of climate shocks.