If the carbon dioxide production had stayed about the same level as when this article was written, the “few centuries” prediction probably would’ve been accurate. But then we invented the petroleum-fueled internal combustion engine, and started driving little pollution generators all over the planet.
Then finding ways to produce more food (Haber-Bosch process), leading to a population explosion that demands more fossil fuels. We could have hit a natural growth barrier without it, minimizing our effects for longer.
If the carbon dioxide production had stayed about the same level as when this article was written, the “few centuries” prediction probably would’ve been accurate. But then we invented the petroleum-fueled internal combustion engine, and started driving little pollution generators all over the planet.
Then finding ways to produce more food (Haber-Bosch process), leading to a population explosion that demands more fossil fuels. We could have hit a natural growth barrier without it, minimizing our effects for longer.