This term refers to the position taken by developing countries such as China and India, which argue that, because Western industrial countries in North America and Europe have been burning large amounts of fossil fuels since the mid-19th century and because CO₂ stays in the atmosphere for hundreds of years, these countries caused the global warming problem and therefore should fix it.
A)carbon inequity
B)carbon sequestration
C)social justice
D)economic rationalism
E)rational equity

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The term "carbon inequity" refers specifically to the argument made by developing countries that the industrialized countries in North America and Europe are primarily responsible for causing global warming and therefore should take responsibility for addressing it. This concept is rooted in the idea of historical emissions and the fact that industrialized countries have been burning large amounts of fossil fuels for much longer than developing countries.

This Term Refers to the Position Taken by Developing Countries