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Why Malthus Got His Forecast Wrong
Most of us have heard that Thomas Malthus made a forecast in 1798 that the world would run short of food. He expected that this would happen because in a world with limited agricultural land, food supply would fail to rise … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Implications, Food issues
Tagged coal, energy consumption, food supply, Malthus, oil, oil price, peak oil, technology
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