That is the Malthusian take. The Club of Rome famously announced in "Limits to Growth" that we were going to run out of resources, and it caused great anxiety https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club_of_Rome
They were totally wrong on every point. All of their predictions failed. It's because technology constantly adapts. If some resource is low, alternatives are found. Productivity increases. Price signals tell entrepreneurs what to work on and produce more of. We will never run out of anything.
Regarding CO2, it pains me greatly that people actually think a few degrees change in temperature will destroy the earth. The earth has been much warmer and much colder. Mesopotamia used to be paradise, now it's a desert. Regions change. Humans adapt. This is no reason to do something extreme, or live with existential grief.
They were totally wrong on every point. All of their predictions failed. It's because technology constantly adapts. If some resource is low, alternatives are found. Productivity increases. Price signals tell entrepreneurs what to work on and produce more of. We will never run out of anything.
Regarding CO2, it pains me greatly that people actually think a few degrees change in temperature will destroy the earth. The earth has been much warmer and much colder. Mesopotamia used to be paradise, now it's a desert. Regions change. Humans adapt. This is no reason to do something extreme, or live with existential grief.
For people that live in constant anxiety about all the things politicians and the news tell you about, I recommend this book, what can it hurt giving it a read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vision_of_the_Anointed