7 billion people
According to a BBC article, the world's human population is expected to hit 7 billion in the next few weeks. Link: http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct...42080656,d.d2k
There's stuff here, too: http://populationmatters.org/
Apparently, (according to the UN) the world's population has risen from 2 to 7 billion in the last 85 years, and it seems fair to assume - the higher the population - the faster the population growth.. At the time, there was some talk that a population of 6 billion was unsustainable. So, as we pass through 7bn on the way to 8bn, and beyond - what do people make of it all?
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Maybe we should eat more 'rabbits'..
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I watched a David Attenborough program a few months ago that looked at population growth. He's a big advocate of population control.
Basically a population of around 20bn is sustainable on earth - if we all live like the average Rwandan. However, if the whole population lived like the average american (who i think live around 5-times out of their means) then you're looking at a population of around 2-3bn.
I think the average British person consumes around double their fair share of the planets resources.
...makes you think what would happen if we cured all diseases and stopped people dying of hunger, etc. We'd soon be fucked.
not the case - china population growth is slowing massively (even falling?)Originally Posted by bochetagrave
most predictions have the global population peaking before 10bn - nothing to worry about imo
I thought it already was at 7 billion. Sure there was something on the news a while back...
Are they all riding bicycles in Beijing ? Is that a fact ?
Oh so THAT'S why we've started eating horsemeat...
It was but since then the government revised the way we count population to exclude Hippies journalists and musicians!
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