WALSH: Asia Is Responsible For The Vast Majority Of Air And Water Pollution. Greta Thunberg Should Go Lecture Them.

Greta Thunberg famously sailed to America on her climate crusade. One wonders why she didn’t go to China. One wonders why, by and large, Western countries have to absorb the brunt of the finger-wagging lectures from climate activists. On Monday, legions of concerned and thoughtful climate activists swarmed the streets of Washington, D.C., to twerk and throw trash. Why don’t they take their traveling show to Indonesia or India?

Indeed, there is a giant, gaping, Asia-sized hole in our correct conversation about climate change. I tend to agree with George Carlin’s negative assessment of the “save the planet” rhetoric, but if the planet really does need to be saved, and if we really are capable of saving it, all of our efforts will be for naught if Asia does not join the crusade. Really, Asia should be leading the crusade, as they are the ones causing most of the problem. Far be it for me to finger point, but most of the planet abuse is happening in its Eastern hemisphere.