[voxelghost]

Why wouldnt per capita matter? By that logic, you are saying it would be OK for Tuvalu to emit the same amount as the US?

Or actually, if per capita doesn't matter. Then China could fracture into 10 separate nations, and their output would sudenly be negliable?

[mdeeks]

Qatar emits FAR more than the US per capita, but the total emissions are extremely small. The impact on the climate is tiny comparatively.

[raincole]

Per captia doesn't matter.

> Then China could fracture into 10 separate nations, and their output would sudenly be negliable?

Don't you see the argument goes both ways? If the US merge with a few Africa countries, does it count as an "improvement" in regard of carbon emission?

[myrmidon]

> If the US merge with a few Africa countries, does it count as an "improvement" in regard of carbon emission?

Yes? I fail to see what your point is?

But seems both unworkable and likely to fail/lose its positive effect in less than a decade anyway.