Also...
Imagine if the impoverished half of the world demand the trappings of wealth that the rich half have enjoyed for so long. As their nations eventually stop warring / their nations' economies begin to grow. If the developing world was no more and all nations could be regarded as being developed.
Is it racist to say they must not be allowed to develop their economies? (Is that what Western governments have been plotting against for so long?)
Because we're fucked if every African wants a fridge, a laptop, a telly and a car. And a nice house to live in.
Maybe trickle down economics will save the planet in the end? ;) ;) ;) (I personally hate the concept, ordinarily.)
I'm hardly predicting a greener future- merely pointing out that our destructive capabilities are still outmatched by the Earth's destructive powers. I- and extinction researchers of all stripes- have taken into account the insane speed at which we spread extinction. (We actually started arpund 10k years ago). The numbers still don't even approach the big extinctions. In fact, the speed at which we're moving is the main reason why we're causing these extinctions- if human pressures had been applied slower, far more species could have adapted.
As for whether your claim is racist- well, you were the one who brought that into the conversation, so I think that's one you probably have the answer to already.