tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848841213670110129.post5887435546423931543..comments2024-03-12T18:37:16.548-04:00Comments on The Easiest Person to Fool: The Limits to Growth, Part 2Irv Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08030800457536589003noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848841213670110129.post-43716191444415714702016-10-03T23:20:38.366-04:002016-10-03T23:20:38.366-04:00Actually, Mike, the growing level of CO2 in the at...Actually, Mike, the growing level of CO2 in the atmosphere is discussed in the book under the heading of pollution (Figure 15, which I didn't include--trying to make the review shorter than the book). So I think they were aware of and thinking about global warming. In the follow on book, "Limits to Growth, the 30 year update", climate change is specifically discussed.<br />In any case, ignoring climate change would make the book too optimistic. So it sound like you agree with me that, on the whole, The Limits To Growth was too optimistic. Most of its critics have felt just the opposite.<br />But I do agree, climate change will indeed reduce the carrying capacity of the planet and make some sort of collapse even more likely.Irv Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08030800457536589003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2848841213670110129.post-31605863737527007302016-10-03T22:38:57.162-04:002016-10-03T22:38:57.162-04:00I don't think any of these scenarios reflect t...I don't think any of these scenarios reflect the likelihood of Global Warming.<br /><br />There seems to be little hope of stopping Global Warming and the hostile weather that will come with it.<br /><br />We will see continual reductions in the Global Food supply so the "carrying capacity" is going to drop each year.<br /><br />Its also likely that we could have serious wars (possibly with nuclear weapons) over water. This will cause disruptions in the graphs.<br /><br />If the impact of Global Warming is left out of the graphs, I am afraid they are not reflecting reality. <br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05851142678967901577noreply@blogger.com