"It is largely a consequence of 150 years of industrialization in the major developed countries of the world."

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

But countries on the other side of industrialization, like the U.S., necessarily grow less quickly.

FORBES: Is China the Enemy?

But what's happened obviously since 1992 is that you've got emerging countries like China and India and Brazil that have seen enormous economic growth and industrialization.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama at Copenhagen Climate Change Conference