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Re:CO2 already emitted will warm Earth beyond climate target... by pmiller2 on Friday January 08, 2021 @12:47AM (#25681899)
Reducing the numbers of those pesky humans would help.
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Re:CO2 already emitted will warm Earth beyond climate target... by imtringued on Friday January 08, 2021 @03:30AM (#25682761)
That's the one thing climate change is good at once it gets bad. I thought we wanted to avoid this?
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Re:CO2 already emitted will warm Earth beyond climate target... by pmiller2 on Saturday January 09, 2021 @01:11AM (#25697861)
No. The one thing we want to avoid is making the Earth into an unlivable hellscape for those who remain alive.
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Re:CO2 already emitted will warm Earth beyond climate target... by adrianN on Friday January 08, 2021 @12:48AM (#25681906)
You can't reduce the number of humans quickly enough without a genocide.
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Re:CO2 already emitted will warm Earth beyond climate target... by pmiller2 on Friday January 08, 2021 @01:30AM (#25682149)
Doesn't mean we still don't need to reduce numbers for long term sustainability.
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