Humanity

There are too many people and everyone wants what the other has — The Lunchbox (2013)

Ivo Welch

2023-02-17

Primary Cause Of Global Warming

(PS: What can be changed? Go back to farming?)

Primary Cause = Us

Primary Cause Is Us

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Where are all these people?

Where Are All These People?

Where Will They Be?

Kaya Component Growth

Identity Co₂ = N * Gdp/N * Co₂/Gdp

Year Emissions Population Inc/P Inefficiency
ca 1850 0.2 1,200 1 120
ca 1900 2.0 1,600 2 570
ca 1950 6.0 2,560 4 640
ca 2000 25.2 6,143 10 400
ca 2015 35.5 7,380 15 320
ca 2022 36.3 7,882 17 270

Per-Annum Average Growth

Year Emissions Population Inc/P Inefficiency
1850-2020 +3.2% +1.1% +1.7% +0.5%
2020-2050e +0.7% +0.7% +2.1% –2.0%

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Fighting Climate Change

Which of these will meaningfully reduce the world’s population, reduce the world’s energy consumption, reduce the world’s CO2 emissions, and reduce the accumulating CO2 stock in the atmosphere?

If Everybody Did It…

Like It Or Not

Economics 101

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How Many Can You Tackle?

Realistic Atmospheric CO2 Reduction Plans:

How many can you reasonably influence?

0.0001% of world is far more than 100% of your city.

American Success?!

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