“There are lots of environmental metrics where this [[Kuznets Curve]] doesn’t hold true. But it works for air pollution, which means **we can tell what stage of economic development a country is in just by drawing a curve of how polluted its air is**. ([Location 993](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=993))” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[economics]], [[Environmental Kuznets Curve|environmental-kuznets-curve]], [[emissions]], [[climate-change]], **Source** --