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The reason we care about emissions is due to their effect on the atmosphere, of which there is one.

We don't get a free pass to emit more as our population increases. The atmosphere doesn't magically adjust. The effect of emissions on the climate is invariant of our population, and we need to act accordingly.

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This environmental journalist has a better grasp on the argument: https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2017/9/26/1635652...