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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