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Per capita really doesn't matter to the Earth, just politics

Per 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.

That'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.

per capita is precisely the opposite of arbitrary; it's carbon per person.

It is arbitrary. Most carbon emissions are from industry, and the population size isn't directly linked to industry.

China is not "poor" by any stretch of the imagination.

I would say that’s pretty good given Canada’s standard of living.

Is this from industry?