So let me get this straight

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16. What has not been mentioned is when it all changed...

In 1750, the dawn of the industrial age, there were 750 million people that lived mainly thru farming land. Manufacturing changed from mainly work done by hand to using machines reducing cost and fostering innovation. And of course the increase in energy usage.

There are now over 8 billion people (10x) that are each using (pick a number) maybe thousands of times more energy during their lifetimes. We also create thousands of times more waste.

But what I consider astounding was during COVID when there was a huge drop in energy usage worldwide, the CO2 numbers from Mauna Loa didn't drop. Tells me that we are getting CO2 from environmental sources, not just from us. Methane from sea beds? Tundra thawing? Not sure at this point if it's reversible...

BTW - world population
1804 - 1 billion
1927 - 2 billion
1960 - 3 billion
1975 - 4 billion
1987 - 5 billion
1999 - 6 billion
2011 - 7 billion
2023 - 8 billion

https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/world-population-by-year/