Author is stupid AF. They need to go read about industrialization and adoption of energy sources. Developing countries will always default to the cheapest source of energy because it is typically the most plentiful. Over time as a country develops and economy evolves it will shift toward cleaner, but more expensive sources of energy. So unless other wealthy countries step in and build cleaner sources of energy for developing countries, then the cycle will continue as it always has.
icweenie t1_iula7ll wrote
Reply to Clean air activists condemn 'silent pandemic' of pollution in African cities by darth_nadoma
Author is stupid AF. They need to go read about industrialization and adoption of energy sources. Developing countries will always default to the cheapest source of energy because it is typically the most plentiful. Over time as a country develops and economy evolves it will shift toward cleaner, but more expensive sources of energy. So unless other wealthy countries step in and build cleaner sources of energy for developing countries, then the cycle will continue as it always has.