With environmental concerns growing continually in the last few decades, the question of what each country can do to protect the environment has become more and more prominent. Some people believe that all countries around the world are equally responsible when it comes to combating climate change. Others, however, think that developed countries have a greater responsibility than developing countries.

It is indubitable that climate change is a universal, global problem; therefore, any solution to it will need to be on a global scale, too. Furthermore, developing countries are more likely to suffer as a result of climate change, so they should be just as motivated as developed countries to help the environment.

On the other hand, developed countries are clearly wearing capable of taking the lead in combating climate change and improving their carbon footprint, as they have fewer pressing concerns than developing countries. Not only that, but they are also going to have a more marked effect if they reduce their emissions, since developed nations have always been far ahead in terms of pollution, and are in fact mostly to blame for it. Finally, developed countries have the responsibility to set an example for others, introducing changes to encourage the rest to do the same.

Therefore, I firmly believe that while every country should be accountable for their emissions and contribute to combating climate change, developed countries have a slightly bigger responsibility to take action than developing countries, as they have both the means and the reasons to do so, as well as the ability to create a formidable wave of change in attitudes towards the environment around the world.

过去几十年来，随着人们对环境问题的关注度不断提高，每个国家在保护环境方面能做什么的问题越来越突出。有些人认为，在应对气候变化方面，世界各国负有同等责任。但也有人认为，发达国家比发展中国家的责任更大。

不可否认，气候变化是一个普遍性、全球性的问题，因此，任何解决气候变化的办法也需要在全球范围内进行。此外，发展中国家更有可能因气候变化而遭受损失，因此，它们应该与发达国家一样，有动力帮助环境。

另一方面，发达国家显然有能力在应对气候变化和改善碳足迹方面发挥带头作用，因为它们比发展中国家有更少的紧迫问题。不仅如此，如果他们减少排放，效果也会更加明显，因为发达国家在污染方面一直遥遥领先，事实上，他们的污染主要是咎由自取。最后，发达国家有责任为其他国家树立榜样，推出改变，鼓励其他国家也这样做。

因此，我坚信，虽然每个国家都应对其排放负责，并为应对气候变化作出贡献，但发达国家比发展中国家有更大的责任采取行动，因为它们有手段和理由这样做，并有能力在全世界掀起改变对环境态度的巨大浪潮。