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Re:A new book asserts that rich countries grow with lighter ... by hackeraccount on Monday August 12, 2019 @11:28AM (#20676296)
The MIT professor is a lot more productive though - per unit of production he pollutes a fraction of what a poor farmer does.
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Re:A new book asserts that rich countries grow with lighter ... by wazoox on Monday August 12, 2019 @01:48PM (#20677942)
The ratio doesn't count for the planet. Only the total impact. Having "less impact per unit of resource" doesn't help when resources are exhausted.
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