Population threat linked to global warming
Date: Saturday, January 07, 2006 @ 15:14:58 UTC
Topic: General
Global warming cannot be addressed without the
international community addressing the problem of population growth, a
British scientist says.
Chris Rapley, the director of the British
Antarctic Survey, says the annual increase in the world's population of
76 million people threatens "the welfare and quality of life of future
generations," reported the Independent Friday.
Population growth was the "Cinderella" issue of
the environmental debate, because no one dares to raise it because of
controversy.
Some scientists
suggest that the Earth can sustain 2 billion to 3 billion people at a
good standard of living over the long term, but the current population
of 6.5 billion -- expected to rise to 8 billion -- will leave an ever
greater "footprint" on the planet, Rapley wrote in an article for the
BBC News Web site.
Copyright 2006 by United Press International
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