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by forgetfreeman 1023 days ago
Killing people is an excellent way to reduce global carbon emissions.
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I was going to say, "hey, maybe nuclear winter can help too!" but it sounds like maybe that whole thing was overstated

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

Yeah the model they based it on had a lot of flaws, a lot of which got called into question after Gulf War 1 fires in Kuwait. Not a ton of research since then, either.
I think you meant 'efficient' instead of 'excellent'? ;)
Your point is well made but I stand by my rampant misanthropy.