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Re:Evolution of tree roots may have driven mass extinctions by scatters on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @01:50PM (#35073145)
> the more I look at the news the less it seems like any of these changes are happening

What news are you reading? Last year the world invested $500bn in wind and solar, and another $500bn in energy efficiency. The IRA has $369bn for green tech, and Europe is going to spend $270bn. The invasion of Ukraine has left large amounts of Russian oil and gas effectively stranded. We're going to reach peak carbon in 5 years, and 2°C is looking increasingly feasible.

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Re:Evolution of tree roots may have driven mass extinctions by aporetics on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @02:16PM (#35073452)
Does it matter if by then we’ve fractured or cut down what’s left of the world’s forests? Deforestation the last decade https://ourworldindata.org/deforestation
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