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Re:A CO2 capture solvent with exceptionally low total costs ... by dagss on Sunday April 04, 2021 @01:33PM (#26691321)
...and yet 1/3rd of the food is thrown away/perish globally.

There is a lot of excessive waste / inefficiencies due to energy being -- relatively -- cheap.

If energy prices soar, many inefficiencies will get more attention. Like, if food becomes more expensive we would stop throwing away 1/3 of it. (And more houses would get proper insulation. And so on.)

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Re:A CO2 capture solvent with exceptionally low total costs ... by iggldiggl on Monday April 05, 2021 @01:43PM (#26702069)
At least part of which is a necessary hedge against possible years with a bad harvest, though. A temporary shortage of toilet paper or even microchips is one thing, but you most certainly wouldn't want the same thing to happen with your food supply.
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