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World falling short on 22 of 23 nature targets for 2030, says draft UN report (www.carbonbrief.org)

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[–] nymnympseudonym@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

On the plus side, the human population is on track to shrink massively over the next few decades

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[–] Kind_to_Everyone@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 months ago

This is not correct. The human population continues to grow and is anticipated to continue for 30-50 years.

The UN estimates 10.3-10.4B in the 2080s. The US Census 10.6B in 2092. The lower end is Wittgenstein/IIASA SSP1 at 8.8B in 2055.

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