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OKIsItJustMe

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1. Maybe if people had fewer children!
Thu Jun 6, 2024, 03:56 PM
Jun 2024

OK, great idea! I’m all for it! Now, how much can we decrease the population in a year and a half?

Let’s see life expectancy in the US is in the high 70’s.
https://blogs.cdc.gov/nchs/2024/04/05/7580/


So, let’s say that if no one has any kids, we can cut our emissions in half by… shall we say 2060?

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