We have a higher carbon footprint in the West, but this is a moot point if the population level stagnates or even drops. Particularly with innovation. You're f

We have a higher carbon footprint in the West, but this is a moot point if the population level stagnates or even drops. Particularly with innovation. You're forgetting that population growth in the developing world is what drives immigration and leads to more of those very-high-carbon-footprints. The birth rate in the 1st world is stagnant. Our growth is due to immigration. Eliminating global poverty and allowing universal access to contraceptives would effectively kill the problem.