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Indeed, for example land mass has increased in proportion to sea rises, contrary to what was predicted, both due to natural causes such as coral growth, as well as human adaptation.

Recycling also has its issues. Lego recently found that it would emit more carbon to use recycled plastic. Hannah Ritchie of Our World in Data has written about how recycling plastic has the unintended consequence of delaying placing plastic in landfill.

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