perceptions_now wrote on May 14
th, 2015 at 2:19pm:
There has always been climate change!
Quite correct!
However, there has only ever been one time in the history of this planet, where the human Population went from 2 Billion to 7 Billion, in some 86 years.
World population milestones (USCB estimates) Population -
(in billions) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Year 1804 1927 1959 1974 1987 1999 2012
And, that factor has most certainly impacted the Global Climate!
Its not the total population of humans on the planet that has the biggest impact but rather HOW certain nations or groups of people live.
take the USA for example which only makes up about 5% of the total global population and yet, consumes about 1/3 of the worlds resources and produces about 30% of the globes total waste and pollution.
So you could have a planet comprised of say 3 Billion US citizens and the impact of the environment and resources is identical to say 45 Billion citizens from Vietnam or 270 Billion Bangladeshis.
The "gross numbers" hide which communities and individuals are causing the most problems for the planet.
Dig deeper and you realise that about 1 billion Humans on the planet are living unsustainably and causing about 90% of the impact on the planet.
And the Australian citizen is the World Gold medalist when it comes to carbon emissions. (partners with Canada and the USA)
People who point to overpopulation issues as the cause of the worlds problems usually live in the West and in the developed world (developed world could also be considered a contradiction in terms)