Herman Daly has compared the "Carrying capacity" of the environment to which of the following options?

Plimsoll line

The correct answer is Option 1: Plimsoll line.

Herman Daly, a renowned economist and environmentalist, compared the "carrying capacity" of the environment to the Plimsoll line.

The Plimsoll line is a mark painted on the side of a ship that indicates the maximum depth to which it can be safely loaded. If a ship is loaded beyond the Plimsoll line, it risks sinking. Similarly, Daly argued that the Earth has a carrying capacity, a maximum limit of human population and resource consumption that it can sustainably support. Exceeding this limit would lead to environmental degradation and social problems.