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Blaming population growth is ignoring the real issue: consumption

Blaming population growth is ignoring the real issue: consumption

Eighteen centuries ago, the population of the world was only approximately 200 million. Today, it is 34 times that number. The ever-ballooning human population is deemed as the single biggest problem facing the planet. ‘There are nearly 7 billion humans alive today, twice as many as there were in 1965, with 75 million more being added each year. UN [...]
2100 as the final century of civilization: an underestimation of mankind

2100 as the final century of civilization: an underestimation of mankind

The caveat hangs over our heads: unless we make drastic changes, conditions on this planet will get even worse in terms of population explosion, depletion of natural resources that are inescapably finite, and the ever-growing problem on global warming that has been altering the climate and changing physical and social conditions on earth. Now, latest [...]