The ecosystem is not anywhere near its limits? You're kidding right?
Scientific consensus for CO2 atmospheric levels to limit warming to 2 degrees C in the next century: 350ppm. Current levels: 390ppm
Massive over-fishing of ocean fish-stocks? Yep, happening right now.
And that's just two examples I can think of now.
Claiming that we're nowhere near the ecosystem's limits is naive, delusional and dangerous. The laws of nature, despite the beliefs of most economists, don't worry about what causes "economic disaster".
We could easily fix the CO2 issues by switching to nuclear power, and I expect we will eventually.
And over-fishing is a problem, I agree. I did say there were areas with trouble. But there is a solution: farmed fish. Meaning we are not at the limit, we just need to be smarter about what we do, which was my point.
Scientific consensus for CO2 atmospheric levels to limit warming to 2 degrees C in the next century: 350ppm. Current levels: 390ppm
Massive over-fishing of ocean fish-stocks? Yep, happening right now.
And that's just two examples I can think of now.
Claiming that we're nowhere near the ecosystem's limits is naive, delusional and dangerous. The laws of nature, despite the beliefs of most economists, don't worry about what causes "economic disaster".