Interesting the point that this supports:
The west should try to reduce pollution to the extent that it affects the local environment (don't litter, vehicle emissions standards) but don't wreck our economies trying to eliminate our small portion of global impact while India and China keep putting out most of the world's air pollution and ocean junk, which we can't affect by banning plastic straws. Then when we discover technical/industrial means to really help global pollution, we'll have the financial means to actually do it.
The west should try to reduce pollution to the extent that it affects the local environment (don't litter, vehicle emissions standards) but don't wreck our economies trying to eliminate our small portion of global impact while India and China keep putting out most of the world's air pollution and ocean junk, which we can't affect by banning plastic straws. Then when we discover technical/industrial means to really help global pollution, we'll have the financial means to actually do it.