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The "fossil fuel binge" has driven so many species extinct that there is no chance it will be a "blip".
by anon25783 3y ago
The "fossil fuel binge" has driven so many species extinct that there is no chance it will be a "blip".
- nologic01 3y agoSpecies will continue going extinct. Its the anthropocene. Our mere presence at such large numbers in every ecosystem is having a huge impact and this will continue even conditioning on us using the most benign energy technology. The "blip" refers to the fossil fuel induced climate change. Reaching sustainable equilibrium with other parts of the biosphere is still an open issue.
- anon25783 3y agoFossil fuel induced climate change on its own is very far from being a "blip", though. I'm not a biologist or anything, but there's not a doubt in my mind that more species have died from fossil fuel induced climate change (and fossil fuel extraction, too) than anyone can even predict the consequences of.