Demographers fail to acknowledge the effect of population growth on climate change
A recently published article asked European demographers about their attitudes towards climate change and population growth.
Humanity needs to halt both population growth and climate change
The next few years will be crucial in the work to limit global climate disruption and stop the depletion of vital ecosystems.
Survey shows the general public is ready for discussions about population
A survey from the Global Challenges Foundation shows wide concern about population growth and overpopulation in many parts of the world.
Four compelling reasons to fear population growth
What once appeared as an immense, unmeasurable expanse of land is now more clearly perceived as finite and increasingly limited.
Population growth is a threat to the world’s climate
The curves of population growth and carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere since 1880 almost precisely follow each other.
Is the Earth really overpopulated?
Yes, for two main reasons. First, people are rapidly displacing wildlife species across the globe, initiating a mass extinction event.
IUCN recognizes the importance of attending to population to preserve biodiversity
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has passed a motion reaffirming the importance of addressing population matters.
The Catholic Church and contraception
Much of the papal document Humanae Vitae was written by the future pope John Paul II, and Paul VI later came to regret the text.
An ecologically sustainable future requires addressing both population and consumption
Changing the 'status quo' to properly address both growth in human population and consumption is a difficult challenge.
The benefits of declining populations
Natural population decline provides an opportunity to transition to a system that values sustainable and equitable human well-being.
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