Who's to blame for China's emissions?

Last night I was listening to the BBC and pricked my ears up to a story on the paradox of China's emissions.

As more manufacturing moves to "low-cost" countries such as China, the emissions caused by the manufacturing process are blamed on China, not the country of origin. In this case, dryer balls (balls you put in your clothes dryer to speed up the drying process, thus reducing emissions) were invented in the UK but are manufactured in China.

And while workers in the Chinese factories have very little emissions because of their lifestyle, the effects of the manufacturing process are ultimately felt around the world.

Ultimately, an emission is an emission, and it affects global warming regardless of where it is produced. The global community, and in particular the West, will need to look carefully at how emission reduction programs are measured and managed to ensure there is full accountability for the affect on the planet.