They are inflicting suffering and damage on every continent and serve as a mere glimpse into the future. It is everyone's duty to take every possible step to ensure that the Paris climate goal is reached. Not only is this a matter of justice for future generations, it is also undoubtedly a matter of justice and responsibility for today's.
It may seem unbelievable in hindsight, but the overwhelmingly prevailing view overseas, before the collapse of the most recent credit bubble, especially among the members of academia and policy makers in the United States was that aggressive monetary policy could adequately deal with the consequences of the collapse of bubbles. In other words, “mopping up” after the fact was regarded as important.