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I get the impression that this guy is primarily out to sell his book, which he spends quite a bit of time talking about how great it is. As for the points he me
by aquova 6y ago
I get the impression that this guy is primarily out to sell his book, which he spends quite a bit of time talking about how great it is. As for the points he mentions, some are clearly false.
> The amount of land we use for meat — humankind’s biggest use of land — has declined by an area nearly as large as Alaska
With global population trends, even if average meat consumption is starting to decrease, the amount of livestock raised will still increase. I actually found it difficult to find a good measurement, but this site seemed to be credible https://ourworldindata.org/land-use https://ourworldindata.org/land-use
> Fires have declined 25% around the world since 2003
This seems to be untrue, at least in the US - https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-wildfires https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indica...
> Habitat loss and the direct killing of wild animals are bigger threats to species than climate change
> Humans are not causing a “sixth mass extinction”
Which is it? Are we not causing any issues, or are we destroying native habitats?
In the end, I don't really know who this guy is, but for all the fundraising he did as a teenager, I don't think he's doing environmentalists any favors anymore.
- iamstupidsimple 6y agoDeveloped nations are shrinking. Why won't global population do the same, long term?
- pmiller2 6y agoBold of you to assume we'll reach the long term.