There’s Good Climate And Bad Climate News: An Astrophysicist Explains
· Forbes
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- • Most extreme fossil fuel emission future is off the table, but a changed climate is still expected.
- • Human population has grown from less than 1 million to 8 billion globally over the past few thousand years.
- • Success comes with a price, and the energy consumption of a growing population is a significant contributor.
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The most extreme fossil fuel emission future is no longer a possibility. Human beings have experienced extraordinary success as a species, growing from less than a million people in Africa a few hundred thousand years ago to a global population of 8 billion.
The success of human beings comes with significant environmental costs, as the energy used to support the population has a profound impact on the planet, leading to a climate changed world.
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