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throw310822 on Feb 24, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Earth is getting greener

So one of the climate feedback loops we forgot to consider is more CO₂ -> more food -> more people -> more energy consumption -> more CO₂?

delichon on Feb 25, 2024 [–]

"more food -> more people"

That association has broken in the modern era:

https://www.statista.com/statistics/268083/countries-with-th...

These are countries that are not limited by starvation, with plummeting populations.

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