‘In a BBC Horizon documentary special, naturalist Sir David Attenborough investigates whether the world is heading for a population crisis. In his lengthy career, Sir David has watched the human population more than double from 2.5 billion in 1950 to nearly seven billion. He reflects on the profound effects of this rapid growth, both on [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Population’
How Many People Can Live on Planet Earth?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Climate Change, Environmental Pollution, Limits to Growth, Population, Sustainability on December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Home!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Climate Change, Documentary, Environmental Pollution, Globalisation, Limits to Growth, Population, Sustainability, Transport, Water on November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have just finished watching the most awe inspiring film about our beautiful world. The film is called ‘Home’ and it was directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. ‘Through the landscapes of 54 countries captured from above, he takes us on a unique journey all around the planet, to contemplate it and to understand it [...] In [...]
Population Growth and Climate Change
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Climate Change, Food, Population, Sustainability on October 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A recent journal paper on the implications of population growth and urbanization for climate change argues that it is not the growth in populations that drives the growth in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions but rather, the growth in consumers and their levels of consumption. Why should this be the case? Well, a major proportion of [...]
