Question
Identify each scenario as a result of ecological overshoot, or not.
Result
Political systems fail to address environmental crises.
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Ice sheets that provide drinking water are shrinking.
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Wealthy nations compete against poor nations in a scramble for oil and coltan.
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Freshwater systems are depleted.
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Not a Result
Result
Political systems fail to address environmental crises.
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Ice sheets that provide drinking water are shrinking.
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Wealthy nations compete against poor nations in a scramble for oil and coltan.
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Freshwater systems are depleted.
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Not a Result
Answers
GPT-4o
Ecological overshoot occurs when humanity's demand on nature exceeds the biosphere's supply, or regenerative capacity. Here are the scenarios identified as a result of ecological overshoot or not:
**Result of Ecological Overshoot:**
1. Political systems fail to address environmental crises.
2. Ice sheets that provide drinking water are shrinking.
3. Wealthy nations compete against poor nations in a scramble for oil and coltan.
4. Freshwater systems are depleted.
**Not a Result of Ecological Overshoot:**
- This scenario list does not include an example that is explicitly "Not a Result" of ecological overshoot; all listed examples are consequences typically associated with ecological overshoot or its indirect effects.
**Result of Ecological Overshoot:**
1. Political systems fail to address environmental crises.
2. Ice sheets that provide drinking water are shrinking.
3. Wealthy nations compete against poor nations in a scramble for oil and coltan.
4. Freshwater systems are depleted.
**Not a Result of Ecological Overshoot:**
- This scenario list does not include an example that is explicitly "Not a Result" of ecological overshoot; all listed examples are consequences typically associated with ecological overshoot or its indirect effects.