It's my current thought experiment, what are the unintended consequences of doing it this way, what are our other options?/what are the costs to this (costs in terms of growth, costs to other nations who are plundered for raw materials etc etc)

How else could this land be used? But then also cross theories - if we are overpopulated why waste land like this when we could feed or house people?

Sorry about the essay! Just thinking over all of it