This would be true if we didn't account for the extreme inequality of the system. For instance the richest 1 percent more than double the emissions of the poor

This would be true if we didn't account for the extreme inequality of the system. For instance the richest 1 percent more than double the emissions of the poorest half of humanity [1]. We can have prosperity without growth, and we cannot have infinite growth in a finite planet. [1] https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/carbon-emissions-richest-1-percent-more-double-emissions-poorest-half-humanity https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/carbon-emissions-ric...