This sounds like an uber-liberal comment, from the mentality that no one should be blamed and no one should be made to change their behavior because it's not their fault. By that logic we would never be able to have any regulations at all.

There are objective health and safety standards that countries need to impose to move their development forward. As the other commenter stated below, when it affects others internationally is one such time when the need becomes painfully obvious. People will deal, and move forward. You underestimate how people will deal with it.

China overnight banned gasoline powered motorcycles and mopeds, in the name of public health. Show me how that destroyed the lives of millions of people.

Sometimes you can't live with all the excuses why it can't be done, and just do it and see why it can.