Yeah, I think yours is proably the more correct take. Carrying capacity exists in nature because other animals can’t ship produce around by truck. That said, there’s still an economic carrying capacity, so to speak, where the forces of desirability and affordability meet, that will dictate the population size of an area. Climate pressure will decrease affordability of many regions driving more and more people to move or face poverty.
Yes, these changes will pose large challenges in many areas, and it is possible or maybe even likely that some countries may struggle to adapt for various reasons. But collectively I think we already have to tools to tackle them and we will develop more as time goes on. I expect climate migration will look more like an extreme version of today where some governments break down due to various stressors, while others in the same climates and regions continue to thrive.
If we could figure out better and more equitable ways to produce and distribute resources globally it is entirely possible that our future world could be more stable and prosperous than today, but that may be overly optimistic in the face of these challenges and powerful forces that seek to maintain our current exploitative economic system.
Yeah, I think yours is proably the more correct take. Carrying capacity exists in nature because other animals can’t ship produce around by truck. That said, there’s still an economic carrying capacity, so to speak, where the forces of desirability and affordability meet, that will dictate the population size of an area. Climate pressure will decrease affordability of many regions driving more and more people to move or face poverty.
Yes, these changes will pose large challenges in many areas, and it is possible or maybe even likely that some countries may struggle to adapt for various reasons. But collectively I think we already have to tools to tackle them and we will develop more as time goes on. I expect climate migration will look more like an extreme version of today where some governments break down due to various stressors, while others in the same climates and regions continue to thrive.
If we could figure out better and more equitable ways to produce and distribute resources globally it is entirely possible that our future world could be more stable and prosperous than today, but that may be overly optimistic in the face of these challenges and powerful forces that seek to maintain our current exploitative economic system.