Re:Climate change: Curbing methane emissions will 'buy us time'
by rob74 on Thursday August 12, 2021 @03:49AM
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Yeah, of course, less humans = less problems for the planet. But that's an extremely unpopular idea, so you won't find any politicians to support it. Plus, the current growth-based economy (which BTW is also a major obstacle for long-term sustainability) is much harder to keep up with a shrinking population.
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Re:Climate change: Curbing methane emissions will 'buy us time'
by 8note on Thursday August 12, 2021 @04:40AM
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Less humans, not so much.
Less rich humans, maybe? At this point, just getting rid of people probably still leaves the earth in a tailspin of overheating
Re:Climate change: Curbing methane emissions will 'buy us time'
by guest159835 on Thursday August 12, 2021 @05:00AM
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Richest 1% (> $100,000 income) emit 50% of the emissions according to Oxfam: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/21/worlds-r...