James Lovelock, the father of the Gaia hypothesis, said that the earth has a fever, and predicted that a warmer planet would be unlikely to support more than 500 million humans. He praised efforts to halt global warming but said they wouldn’t do much good. “It is a bit like if your kidneys fail you can go on dialysis—and who would refuse dialysis if death is the alternative. We should think of it in that context.”
James Lovelock, the father of the Gaia hypothesis, said that the earth has a fever, and predicted that a warmer planet would be unlikely to support more than 500 million humans. He praised efforts to halt global warming but said they wouldn’t do much good. “It is a bit like if your kidneys fail you can go on dialysis—and who would refuse dialysis if death is the alternative. We should think of it in that context.”