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Per capita really doesn't matter to the Earth, just politics
by gedy 6y ago
Per capita really doesn't matter to the Earth, just politics
- amanaplanacanal 6y agoPer capita matters as a matter of fairness. Telling large poor countries they have too suck it up so smaller rich countries don’t have to solve the problem isn’t going to work.
- gedy 6y agoThat's fine and agreed, but my point still stands that per capita based on some arbitrary borders is not a meaningful measure to the entire Earth's climate.
- pksebben 6y agoper capita is precisely the opposite of arbitrary; it's carbon per person.
- josephcsible 6y agoIt is arbitrary. Most carbon emissions are from industry, and the population size isn't directly linked to industry.
- josephcsible 6y agoChina is not "poor" by any stretch of the imagination.