Yes. We need to bring everyone to a level of comfort, safety and education vaguely approximating that to that of, say, Romania. Imagine that, Bangladesh, India, China, Botswana, Madagascar, Egypt, Bolivia, Papua, all people having equivalent education, wealth, health care, creature comforts as the average Romanian. Which still isn't christmas, but it would be a lot better.PROBLEM is if we help people up to this level of affluence we instantly increase the level of pollution they put out. And that is a LOT of extra pollution. We must do this, if only to maintain stability, somewhere this century - but it will make a significant difference if we lift three to four billion out of endemic poverty than SIX to EIGHT billion. Remember - that many poor people is a limitless ocean of poor wage countries. If you make sure they are not low wage countries as soon as possible they become consumers of your products rather than competitors for your jawb.So, what's it gona be?