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Yes, that's likely to happen. In Canada as well. But the cost of doing that seems minor compared to the value of so much forests and cropland expanding northwar
by eloff 6y ago
Yes, that's likely to happen. In Canada as well. But the cost of doing that seems minor compared to the value of so much forests and cropland expanding northward.
- rbanffy 6y agoWell... If temperatures continue rising, there will be a strong push towards abandoning that infrastructure.
- eloff 6y agoAnd leave the petroleum in the ground? Not likely. Solutions will be found as long as it has enough value (unfortunately.)
- rbanffy 6y agoWe do that all the time with stuff that's costlier to extract than the market is willing to pay for it.
- eloff 6y agoThat's the eventual fate of the oil that's most costly to extract, like the Canadian tar sands. But as long as you can extract it at a profit, people will do just that.
- rbanffy 6y agoWhich is kind of a shame because, in that case, the sand result of the extraction can eventually become usable soil.
- cyberdrunk 6y agoI don't know much about agriculture, but isn't it the case that, apart from favorable climate, soil quality is another important factor here? Currently, pretty much none of Siberia is farmed, even the parts where the climate could permit it - and AFAIR that's because the soil is not conducive to farming. It's similar case in many parts of Africa. Again, please correct me if you know more about it, as my knowledge here is based on Wikipedia.