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Y’all are always talking about overpopulation - seems like if a huge population is causing huge emissions, we can blame that. Maybe we should praise the US for having a responsibly sized population.


Looks like you missed the point. What’s ‘per-capita’?


It turns out that America has a population of one, once you adjust per-capita.


And yet those overpopulated nations are responsible for a tiny fraction of the cumulative GHG in the atmosphere. Whereas countries like the UK and US are responsible for the vast majority.

It’s almost like it’s got nothing to do with population.




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