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People have been talking about conservation and re-foresting, and preserving the Amazon for at least 80 years. Governments all over the world establish national
by JamisonM 5y ago
People have been talking about conservation and re-foresting, and preserving the Amazon for at least 80 years. Governments all over the world establish national parks and I know some are actively working on wildlife corridors to improve ecosystems.
If we existed as a species at only slightly higher density and energy efficiency there would be a lot more space for wilderness - the good news is that climate change mitigation is also consistent with that goal!
- throwaway22032 5y agoRight. I suppose my main argument is that I'm unconvinced that the quantity of driving is really that relevant. We can fix that via clean energy. What we can't really 'fix' in the car based model is the fact that you need roads from every point to every point and you're also allowing people to live basically anywhere they want as long as there's a road to it.
- JamisonM 5y agoI agree, if I understand you correctly. We are on the path to making driving n-times more energy efficient, fussing over if that results is 30 or 40% more driving is missing the forest for the trees. Rebuilding car culture from the ground up in a way that is more ecologically sound is a longer term project!