This is a reminder that the carrying capacity of a healthy planet is much less than 8 billion people and radical change will be the only solution.
We could do with fewer people. In 2000 there was ~6.1 billion and the world was just fine.
We could do with fewer people. In 2000 there was ~6.1 billion and the world was just fine.
This entire comment is junk assertions based on nothing but this part is hilarious in particular.
Not sure what you are citing for this, but I would assume this is less than 8 billion people based on our current pollution and consumption rates.
This stat is a mind-blowing one also considering the sheer amount of empty space still available on the planet. With good resource management and terraforming you'd think this number would be a lot larger.
And 2 billions more.
And...