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Two, somewhat hypothetical questions, I'd have to answer first. What would happen to the if everyone suddenly agreed that there was a hard-cap to how much the
by throw_nbvc1234 5y ago
Two, somewhat hypothetical questions, I'd have to answer first.
What would happen to the if everyone suddenly agreed that there was a hard-cap to how much the global economy can grow; Especially if that cap was somewhat near to where we are today?
How do you solve the core problem of "climate change" (which I'll define here as the unsustainable use of natural resources) without essentially implementing a hard cap of the global economy. This question isn't just about electricity versus oil. It's about trash, disposable (or planned obsolescence) consumer goods, fish/wildlife, forests, ect...
You could interpret the change in climate is just a single symptom of this runaway train. And any effort to pull the brakes is likely to cause the whole train to derail and crash. Maybe we'll make it to mars before then. Or maybe there will be a massive decrease in human life (war or another pandemic) and this whole question will solve itself.