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Re:Breaching a “carbon threshold” could lead to mass extinction by joefourier on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @12:20PM (#20403406)
And how do you plan on solving overpopulation? Rich countries already have birthrates below replacement threshold. Do you think that reducing them in India, Nigeria and other developing countries is the most effective and feasible way of combating CO2 emissions?

I think not. While the number of humans certainly contributes to the total amount of pollution, it is not, in my opinion, the "only environmental problem".

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Re:Breaching a “carbon threshold” could lead to mass extinction by rocgf on Thursday July 11, 2019 @06:42AM (#20410526)
Apologies for being blunt, but you are heavily strawmanning. I don't think anyone said that it is "the only environmental problem" anywhere in this thread, and especially not me.

I did not say it is the only environmental problem, but I am saying it is among the big ones. It is completely illogical to say that it is not. If you agree with the fact that consumption leads to pollution, then you agree with my premise whether you like it or not, it's simply a logical conclusion.

> Do you think that reducing them in India, Nigeria and other developing countries is the most effective and feasible way of combating CO2 emissions?

Again, kind of strawmanning here. I never said it is the most efficient way to tackle it, but we need to realise that if our population keeps going up, the problem will become more and more exacerbated.

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