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by samatman 1811 days ago
For an interesting toy model related to this, check out Lovelock's Daisyworld simulation:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisyworld

The argument (and the related Gaia hypothesis) has some important and subtle connections to the facts of climate change. Though even if it's correct, and the biosphere will tend to naturally reassert homeostasis, there's no guarantee we'll enjoy living through it.