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We produce more resources than we could ever consume in the least sustainable ways possible.
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Those issues are really only a result of overuse of inputs driven by meat consumption, fuel ethanol production, and basic misunderstanding/incompetence at agroecology. Not hard problems to solve if regulatory tools can be used. Wouldn't be an issue if you could get rid of industry groups and lobbyists etc.
It wouldn't be an issue if you suddenly had to tell everyone in the western world they need to cut their meat consumption to like 1/10? I've seen how even the seemingly smartest, most rational western leftist reacts to the mere suggestion that their personal consumption habits are unsustainable, no matter the economic system. Good luck...
and we all know how easy that is...
I didn't mean to sound too gloomy, those things can definitely be changed as well. I just meant to say, that if you purely focus on climate issues, those issues still remain unchanged.
I disagree with your analysis however. It's not just meat consumption and energy crops. I mean, both of those are particularly bad, sure, but other fields (pun intended) are also not super sustainable.