“Some environmental scientists claim that we have already surpassed the Earth’s carrying capacity. But this view is deeply ahistorical, assuming carrying capacity to be static.” - How can this be said given the impact that human consumption is already having upon the Earth?
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A couple of centuries ago it would have been ludicrous to suggest that the planet could feed 2 billion people. Now it can feed 8 billion, and can definitely do so sustainably if changes are made. We can extend the planet's sustainable capacity through ingenuity and tech.
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Has this guy read the UN IPCC report? Getting some real Steven Pinker vibes from this article.
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Nordhaus hasn't read it. but he has paved the way for the political inaction since the 90s and still does.
@jasonhickel thinks like you do:https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/12/06/the-nobel-prize-for-climate-catastrophe/ …
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