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It reminds me of Game of Thrones and The Count of Monte Cristo—though not in a good way 🙃
But we’ll see.

…without its use as the dominant nitrogen fertilizer (directly or as feedstock for the synthesis of other nitrogenous compounds), it would be impossible to feed at least 40 percent and up to so percent of today's nearly 8 billion people.

Four materials rank highest on this combined scale, and they form what I have called the four pillars of modern civilization: cement, steel, plastics, and ammonia.

In well-off societies, a better way to reduce agriculture’s dependence on fossil fuel subsidies is to make appeals for adopting healthy and satisfactory alternatives to today’s excessively rich and meaty diets - the easiest choices being moderate meat consumption, and favoriting meat that can be grown with lower environmental impact. The quest for mass-scale veganism is doomed to fail.

… our food supply - be it staple grains, clucking birds, favorite vegetables, or seafood praised for its nutritious quality - has become increasingly dependent on fossil fuels.