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Mortar9 t1_j9jfo8r wrote

Reply to comment by patmax17 in Russian President Vladimir Putin unwittingly accelerated the European Union’s green transition with his war in Ukraine, with the 27-nation bloc reducing its dependency on Russian fossil fuels and increasing its renewable energy use over the past year, the EU’s climate czar said Tuesday. by MrGuttFeeling

My money is on water scarcity.

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MOASSincoming t1_j9jtc7l wrote

They will finally get on desalination at large scale maybe ?

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GMN123 t1_j9jzpl3 wrote

This might be something that can be done with excess renewable generation capacity.

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bonesnaps t1_j9kettx wrote

Nothing like an alien invasion to cause us to stop warring with each other and unite against a bigger threat.

Just kidding, that's an impossibility. Humans will be greedy and fight over resources til the end of time.

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Soulprism t1_j9m9g5f wrote

I suspect most Countries would happily offer up other peoples land and resources in exchange for security / trade.

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tegs_terry t1_j9lj55e wrote

Soil erosion or maybe some kind of super volcano.

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