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I believe the driving factor of climate change isn't total world population though; it's fossil fuel exhaust generated for energy. There's correlation with tota
by fixermark 8y ago
I believe the driving factor of climate change isn't total world population though; it's fossil fuel exhaust generated for energy. There's correlation with total population but not necessarily direct linkage; if there are fewer people, but each person is consuming 2.5x as much electricity as the generation before, we wouldn't expect to see the fossil fuel burn rate lower.
- tremon 8y agoClimate change is not all about electricity or fossil fuels though. Agriculture also has a massive impact, because of deforestation to create more arable land or, overuse of fertilizers and other chemicals. And the need for more/better agriculture is definitely driven by the growing world population.