Jon Louis Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> it's not just about population demographics; it is about large carbon
> footprints
> due to capitalism, greed, and materialism. western populations are probably
> one
> of the worse offenders, but the asian countries are rapidly catching up with
> our
> model. more and more people are starting to curb their voracious appetites,
> largely due to economic conditions. corporations that feed the greed are
> also
Good point. I updated my equation to include the exogenous materialism variable,
and a square root voraciability scaling factor. I believe it increased the
accuracy
of the model by at least 13.9%.
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