Is population growth the real problem?
September 13, 2014
It’s predicted that world population will top out at around 9 billion by mid century and then gradually decline thereafter.
It’s predicted that world population will top out at around 9 billion by mid century and then gradually decline thereafter.
It’s anticipated that global energy demand will double, or perhaps even triple, by mid century. For a bunch of good reasons outlined here, it is unrealistic to imagine that overall energy demand can be reduced within the timeframe in which we need to tackle climate change.