@Dianora @SkepticalScience

Population constraints are the third rail in overall policy discussion w/regard to successfully operating the planet. But perhaps the path is oblique?

We have ample empirical evidence strongly suggesting that equity and justice ameliorate population growth.

Hope is not a plan so it seems arguable we need to concoct and implement more E&J.

#EquityAndJustice
#SystemsThinking

"The empirical data show that MHP not only provides green electricity but also gives benefits to many households. It significantly impacts women's empowerment, gender relations, and their relationship to rural development, including improves their living conditions."

Insatiable hunger of rent-seekers forecloses most of us from reading this. But even a snippet of good news is nice to hear.

#Decarbonization
#MicroGrid
#MicroHydropower
#EquityAndJustice

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0973082623000303?dgcid=rss_sd_all

Earth Orbit 2022 in Review

Knowing more about hydrology leads to more fair. Ignacio Rodríguez-Iturbe showed how, from foundations up.

'Ignacio Rodríguez-Iturbe (1942–2022): A review of a pathbreaking academic career combining chance and self-organization'

https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2217606119?af=R

#Hydrology
#EquityAndJustice