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goods or provide services from which developed countries benefit. Cli-
mate neutrality is for them too. On the other hand, there are those who
live in energy poverty in richer countries who may not need to cut their
emissions at all.
But that leaves a wider point unexplored: should people who are already
climate-thin have the opportunity to get fatter before having to slim down
to an ideal size? Or could they achieve the lifestyle they want without having