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Re:New plant-based plastics can be chemically recycled with ... by JulianMorrison on Saturday February 20, 2021 @06:07PM (#26208917)
The answer is neither. Human energy use that causes climate harms can be replaced with renewables. Fuel can be replaced with batteries. In the longer term, the sun is absolutely pouring out energy, which largely goes to waste, and a Dyson swarm capturing a small fraction of that would satisfy the energy needs of a much larger population.
Re:New plant-based plastics can be chemically recycled with ... by mnouquet on Saturday February 20, 2021 @07:01PM (#26209365)
> Human energy use that causes climate harms can be replaced with renewables

No, it can't.

Re:New plant-based plastics can be chemically recycled with ... by da_big_ghey on Saturday February 20, 2021 @06:13PM (#26208965)
These are not solving land impact of human. We must have fewer human or live in smal space like in Tokyo and others city like it. Most human no have desire to do this. Batery take resources like lithium more than we have. Maybe Dyson swarm eating star energy output cause climate change of its own, fewer energy reaching earth surface. There is always impacts that human create. We only can for truly mitigate climate change with reducing human numbers. One action we take for to reduce impact create impact again in one other place. We swalow spider to catch fly and continue on each and again. One child policy is the forebest way for to accomplish.
Re:New plant-based plastics can be chemically recycled with ... by mnouquet on Saturday February 20, 2021 @07:12PM (#26209457)
> We only can for truly mitigate climate change with reducing human numbers.

Then you should welcome pandemic, genocide and war.

Re:New plant-based plastics can be chemically recycled with ... by da_big_ghey on Saturday February 20, 2021 @07:49PM (#26209714)
they are having some positive efect in long enough view. also they are having sufering first. best is not to have as much persons born.