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The funny thing is degrowth will almost definitely result in us burning lignite which is essentially super dirty coal. It’s freely available all over the surfac
by wincy 2y ago
The funny thing is degrowth will almost definitely result in us burning lignite which is essentially super dirty coal. It’s freely available all over the surface of the earth, while the cleaner burning fuels are more difficult to get. We’ve seen Germany turning to lignite to heat homes due to the Russia Ukraine conflict. Very good chance there’s a huge spike in global emissions if population decreases.
Not to mention evolution will route around the antibiotic of neo-globalism and whatever creed promotes having kids will inevitably win out in 100 years when all the liberal atheists don’t have kids for a few generations. It’s gonna be all Mormons and Muslims as they’re praising Allah for giving them the bountiful peninsula of Hanbando after the previous inhabitants disappeared due to their “sinful ways”.
This future is far more likely than people think.
- account42 2y ago> We’ve seen Germany turning to lignite to heat homes due to the Russia Ukraine conflict. Coal is used mainly for electricity, not heating homes directly. And shutting down nuclear plants is the main reason for the increasing demand of dirtier energy sources even if Russia is a convenient scapegoat.
- bildung 2y ago> We’ve seen Germany turning to lignite to heat homes due to the Russia Ukraine conflict. No, this is false, as you can see here lignite consumption actually dropped: https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/germanys-energy-consumption-and-power-mix-charts https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/germanys-energy-c... It also doesn't make sense because the installed heating infrastructure for gas almost never can't also burn lignite.
- Suppafly 2y ago>and whatever creed promotes having kids will inevitably win out in 100 years when all the liberal atheists don’t have kids for a few generations. That is sadly true, the religious seem to be outbreeding the rest of us by a huge factor. On the plus side, religion gets less popular every year, so hopefully it hits a sweet spot where the over reproduction is offset by people losing faith.