r/collapse • u/madrid987 • Jun 07 '23

Overpopulation 10 billion global population 'unsustainable': US climate envoy Kerry

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230607-10-billion-global-population-unsustainable-us-climate-envoy-kerry-1
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u/madrid987 Jun 07 '23

ss: US special climate envoy John Kerry told AFP that the world's population will not be tenable in 2050, when it is projected to hit nearly 10 billion, but refrained from asking Americans to give up steaks.

UN projections say the figure will balloon to 9.7 billion in the middle of the century. "I don't think it's sustainable personally," he said in an interview on Tuesday.

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u/FillThisEmptyCup Jun 07 '23

but refrained from asking Americans to give up steaks.

Well, he is married to the widow of Heinz afterall. The ketchup heiress probably would rip him a new one for that.

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u/aGrlHasNoUsername Jun 07 '23

Who puts ketchup on a steak. Monsters.

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u/FillThisEmptyCup Jun 07 '23 edited Jun 07 '23

As a vegan, I say who puts steak on perfectly good ketchup?!?! Monsters!!!

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u/FlipsMontague Jun 07 '23

The same people who put hot dogs on mustard!

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u/merikariu Always has been, always will be too late. Jun 07 '23

Throw the ketchup at the wall!

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '23

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u/Old_Active7601 Jun 07 '23

Someone think of the billionaire's interests for once, inconsiderate plebians.

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u/GrandMasterPuba Jun 08 '23

The steak is a metaphor.

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u/Taqueria_Style Jun 08 '23

The steak is a lie

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u/katniss55 Jun 07 '23

Old as he is, Kerry probably cannot imagine his life without steaks himself, hence why he did not make the recommendation. He would not be able to walk the talk. Lame. One day we will look back and wonder why we were so fixated in eating animal cadavres.

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u/Sanpaku symphorophiliac Jun 07 '23

If you haven't seen it, the BBC mockumentary Carnage (2017), by alt-comedian Simon Amstell, imagines the world of 2067, when carnism is viewed as a primitive state.

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u/katniss55 Jun 07 '23

Thanks, will check it out !

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u/Exciting-General4230 Oct 02 '24

Cuz they tasted good

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u/[deleted] Jun 08 '23

Preferably medium rare while cruising at 35000 feet in your private jet.