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Re:“Carbon Bombs” – Mapping key fossil fuel projects by matthewdgreen on Sunday May 15, 2022 @05:42PM (#31391426)
You know what else causes social unrest? Starvation induced by crop failure. We’re already seeing the first signs with recent extreme weather and the megadrought. Wait just a short few years until it really gets moving.
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Re:“Carbon Bombs” – Mapping key fossil fuel projects by fny on Sunday May 15, 2022 @09:53PM (#31393039)
Natural gas is an incredible important input in the development of fertilizers. This is part of the reason cereal prices have skyrocketed so far.

Unfortunately, everything is interlinked. Carbon is certainly an issue, but we've clearly put the cart before the horse.

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Re:“Carbon Bombs” – Mapping key fossil fuel projects by downsidesabound on Sunday May 15, 2022 @06:57PM (#31391989)
That too will cause social unrest, indeed. But we won’t suffer social unrest today just to make tomorrow easier, however wise that might be. We’ll kick the can.
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Re:“Carbon Bombs” – Mapping key fossil fuel projects by matthewdgreen on Sunday May 15, 2022 @07:14PM (#31392099)
It's already happening. https://archive.ph/pDvLA
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Re:“Carbon Bombs” – Mapping key fossil fuel projects by brnt on Monday May 16, 2022 @02:57AM (#31394242)
Syria collapsed due to crop failure (3 or 4 years in a row). Thats a decade ago now.
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