Tag: Population Growth
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Expect 2°C Temperature Rise by Mid-Century, Club of Rome Report Says
On a more positive note, the report also notes that population growth with stabilize sooner than expected, at about 8 billion people by 2042.
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Farms Use 60 Times More Land Than Cities: It's Time to Develop Terraculture
Agriculture has become the single largest driver of climate change. It's time to start farming for the whole planet.
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Getting the Market to Tell the Truth
If the world is to move onto a sustainable path we need the market to tell the truth, through full cost pricing.
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Growth in World Contraceptive Use Stalling; 215 Million Women’s Needs Still Unmet
Satisfying the world’s unmet need for contraception would dramatically reduce population growth, easing pressure on natural resources.
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Could College Sex Become a Force for Good?
Conscious Contraceptives' campus challenge donates to HIV/AIDS work every time a student makes a purchase.
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Global Economy Expanded More Slowly Than Expected in 2011
Without a more comprehensive vision of economic health and better ways to measure it, we are flying blind on a path to economic decline and collapse.
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Why Birth Control is as Important as a Climate Treaty or Food Aid
Excessive population growth presents an immediate environmental danger greater than climate change.
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Peak People? Are We Actually Running Out of Our Most Valuable Resource?
Everyone is worried about population growth, but in fact it may well be going the other way.
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By 2050 We're All Likely To Be Using Fewer Resources, Whether We Like It Or Not
The latest UN report on sustainable development reads like the TreeHugger archive, in terms of sustainable development solutions.
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10 Historical Figures You Had No Idea Were Environmentalists
From Genghis Khan's reforestation to King Edward I's 14th century ban of coal mining, these famous people were dedicated to TreeHugger ethics --- even if they didn't know it.
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This Is What 7 Billion Looks Like (Infographic)
This great infographic by Fathom, appropriately title Dencity, shows us. Larger dark circles show fewer people while brighter circles have a denser population. You can get the infographic for just $30 as an educational tool.
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The Importance of Population in Protecting the Planet
Population issues and excess consumption are central to the environmental challenges our planet faces.
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The Week in Pictures: A Gorgeous Green Home Stirs Controversy, Toilet Made from Computer Parts and More
The best images on Treehugger this week include a beautiful green building raising conservation issues, a toilet redefining 'flushing your cache', and more.
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You Are Now One of 7 Billion People on Planet Earth
Live accordingly.
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What Will Happen When the World's Population Hits 7 Billion?
The number of people in the world is expected to reach 7 billion by the end of October 2011. Our rate of
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Ending Population Growth: Why Family Planning Is Key To A Sustainable Future
The widespread assumption that world population, now at 6.9 billion, will inevitably grow to 9 billion by midcentury is wrong. The equally
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Do Large Cities Reverse Climate Change, Population Explosion?
Sarah Barmak writes in Corporate Knights, "the Magazine for Clean Capitalism", about the Metabolic Metropolis. She reiterates the argument we have discussed before, that Cities burn less energy per capita
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Population Growth and Ecological Footprint - It's About Equity, Environment & Preventing Collapse
photo: Franz Drewniak/Creative Commons
