> If you are going to compare countries you have to do it per capita because the environment does not care about arbitrary political boundaries. The environmen

> If you are going to compare countries you have to do it per capita because the environment does not care about arbitrary political boundaries. The environment doesn’t care about your population, either. If population is large and total pollution is high, it’s a problem. If population is small and total pollution is low, it’s fine. If population is small and total pollution is high, it’s a problem. If population is large and total pollution is low, it’s fine. A more rational approach than an arbitrary reward for overpopulation is to look at pollution per square kilometer of land.