The conflict between human rights and environmental rights

In short:

Without decent economic conditions, it is too difficult to incentivise people to uphold the institutions that enforce human rights. Therefore, in order to have the same human rights as us, other cultures must have our economic conditions and technology. Yet the modern liberal human is dependent on a technology that is anti-environmental. Moreover, even to get to the slightly cleaner technologies of the developed world, it is hard not to go through a period of much dirtier technology. Look at the environmental protests of China, and see the irony of the growth-environment dilemma.

Human rights are preferable during my lifetime. Should I overcome my myopia?

Long version coming soon.