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Problem is people with heavy carbon footprint are not the people in high population regions. Therefore depopulation might not help the environment all that much
by mertd 3y ago
Problem is people with heavy carbon footprint are not the people in high population regions. Therefore depopulation might not help the environment all that much.
- balaji1 3y agosuch a simple point -- how come no one will accept this? And the rich nations with heavy footprints "wants" the rest of the world to "achieve" the same lifestyle. There are a few big problems - waste management, particularly plastic and other toxic forever chemicals; overuse of toxic chemicals in agri that ends up in the food chain; depletion of soil and water; not enough will to tackle problems sustainably. So a few people can consume more and more -- exacerbated by marketing ads and infinite profit motives.