The carbon cost of producing a car is the same as the cost of driving it [1]. Sure, for the sake of argument, you can say that each person has 1 new car per li

The carbon cost of producing a car is the same as the cost of driving it [1]. Sure, for the sake of argument, you can say that each person has 1 new car per lifetime, but it’s really hard to say definitively how all the carbon is being moved through the economy. I think actually tracking this is more productive than just focusing on human population. [1] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/green-living-blog/2010/sep/23/carbon-footprint-new-car https://www.theguardian.com/environment/green-living-blog/20...