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There are quite a few countries where right-wing parties try to minimize climate policies with the reason being "but China".
All that put together is not quite as small compared to China. On top of that, when developed countries focus on minimizing polution and climate change, it also leads to innovations and developments that can eventually benefit other parts of the world.
For example, a Dutch company has developed technology which removes smog from the air, and this technology has since been gradually implemented in Chinese cities.
https://www.studioroosegaarde.net/project/smog-free-tower

A lot of arguments against climate change boil down to the thought that whatever effort a person, city, branch or even country can make is insignificant compared to what others do, but if all those people/countries minimize their efforts, it only makes things worse a lot faster.

"But scientists said it's already guaranteed to get bad so why bother"

It's gonna get bad, yes. Humanity can however minimize how bad it gets. It's the difference between a moderate increase extreme weather & natural disasters, and extinction-level events.