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Re:Scientists Have Been Underestimating the Pace of Climate ... by adrianN on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @08:36AM (#20746197)
Since the large majority of all humans will still be alive in twenty years the climate will still be ruined even if no more children were born starting today.
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Re:Scientists Have Been Underestimating the Pace of Climate ... by TekMol on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @08:40AM (#20746240)
How do you know that?

There are over 100 million kids born per year.

So after one year we would already have less emissions caused by 100 million people.

After 20 years we would be 2 billion people less. That's quite significant.

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Re:Scientists Have Been Underestimating the Pace of Climate ... by adrianN on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @08:42AM (#20746259)
We need to be carbon neutral in twenty years. 2 billion people less (most of them from poor countries!) are not enough.
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