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You may have a differing opinion, but to me "per capita" is the only fair metric there is, unless you can make a convincing argument Chinese are somehow worth l
by chmod775 9y ago
You may have a differing opinion, but to me "per capita" is the only fair metric there is, unless you can make a convincing argument Chinese are somehow worth less than Americans.
And "per capita" still places the US solidly at the top of global polluters.
"per GDP" is an useless metric to me. You don't get to have more of the pie just because you managed to figure out how to get fatter eating it.
- fhood 9y ago> unless you can make a convincing argument Chinese are somehow worth less than Americans At the moment, if we are viewing people as a resource, in terms of economic production per individual, they are. That aside, I agree with you in general, but the point can also be made that It is not fair to compare the US and China per capita because in theory China is still a developing country, and only when the standards of living are similar between the two countries would the comparison be fair. This assumes that improving standard of living is more important to China than controlling emissions though.
- PeachPlum 9y agoPer unit of production is a far better metric for export economies. Per capita is only meaningful without international trade.