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> They're emitting less CO2 per capita than the US The most disingenuous statement in this thread? In other news... High School coach points out his QB comple
by jack9 9y ago
> They're emitting less CO2 per capita than the US
The most disingenuous statement in this thread? In other news...
High School coach points out his QB completes more passes per game than NFL team QB. Demands equivalent compensation for better performance.
Total physical amount of pollution is a quantitative problem. Trying to cut it up per capita by a population grouping is not constructive. Hand waving with this kind of reductionist calculation is political spin. It's "unfair" to discount this measure, but thats because physical/practical problems lie outside political interests.
- abraae 9y agoAre you saying a country with 4M people that emits the same as a country with 100M people is doing OK? Per capita is a useful measurement (but not the only one).
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoDepends on density if we are talking about local livability, Mongolia would have a lesser problem if everyone didn't live in its capital. CO2, on the other hand, is a global problem, so per capita is more relevant, but has all sorts of tragedy of the commons and prisoner dilemma implications.