I must say (and I have witnessed that now already in many places here in Africa) many Africans not only contribute significantly to the global pollution, but somehow don’t seem to be aware and/or bothered by this (they do though at times complain about the Western world causing climate change and thus causing Africa to suffer more...). In fact, the roads here are full of second hand vehicles from Europe that certainly wouldn’t pass an MOT, similar situation with many household appliances (esp. fridge). 
There is a lot of rubbish laying around everywhere and at times one sees people burning their rubbish, no matter what possible toxins this releases into the air. Also plastic bags are way to easily provided with purchases (often one needs to be rather assertive to not get them)… I guess I could continue for some time.Probably much of this is due to lack of finances – I could imagine many of the Africans would love to have a new car or fridge – or lack of infrastructure (e.g. the availability of proper rubbish disposal systems), but I guess there is also an element of missing education and encouragement to change habits...
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