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by bobchops 2386 days ago
The amount of CO2 human bodies emits is negligable. Methane from cow farts are a significant source of greenhouse gasses though. There should be fincancial incentives for more environmentally friendly diets. As well as greater taxes for air travel. In england it is cheaper to fly than travel by train.
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A couple do things have to happen in tandem: 1. Switching to a predominantly plant based diet. Not necessarily fake meat, but reducing our animal protein coming from CAFOs. 2. Restoring habitat because we are a super apex predator and we need ecosystems below us to be functioning well. Insect loss and disappearing bird and reptile population is a scary warning sig. We can achieve habitat rehab with reforestation and rewilding 50% of land mass. It’s a start. 3. Protect marine health and eco system. After all, life on earth is only because of the oceans. 4. Bring most if not all food production indoors. 5. Find alt. Energy with a mix of clean nuclear, renewables and fossil fuels. 6. Bring population down to carrying capacity. There is no way avoiding the issue of depopulation. It is possible with non transferable 1/2 surviving child per person so we have genetic diversity. Alternatively, we can incentivize responsible rationed procreation if they have 1 or no children ..but this would lead to a class system. Procreation shouldn’t be penalized but there is no need to incentivize what is essentially bad for our planet. 7. For the above point, we must develop anti aging and genetic repair and tech to extract and preserve genetic material.