observer Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 The world's population of over 6billion, is estimated to grow to over 9billion over the next few decades - can the planet's resources sustain it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 NO!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kennedy Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 The world's population of over 6billion, is estimated to grow to over 9billion over the next few decades - can the planet's resources sustain it? According to the International Programs Center, U.S. Census Bureau, the total population of the World, projected to 08/27/09 at 14:22 GMT (EST+5) is 6,780,315,386 http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/popclockworld.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aview Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 The world's population of over 6billion, is estimated to grow to over 9billion over the next few decades - can the planet's resources sustain it? According to the International Programs Center, U.S. Census Bureau, the total population of the World, projected to 08/27/09 at 14:22 GMT (EST+5) is 6,780,315,386 http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/popclockworld.html Hello Paul... Is it possible that the food recourses of the future will be at a premium, and not oil drilled out of the deserts or sea, turning farmers into the new oil barons of the 21st century and beyond, producing oil and food, the security of which will become a huge problem and if the hedge funds/financial markets get involved, we could see the price rapidly increasing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 course it can support it. ask hannibal lecter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Keep up Paul, it is now 6,780,349,174 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Population can't outstrip food supply. ......not for long, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rifles Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Soylent Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 We in the West will allow (or cause???) the teeming billions in Africa and Asia to starve before we'll accept substantial reductions in our standard of living. Sad, but true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rifles Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Agreed, but when the rest of them are over here there will be no one left to starve over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Well the private sector can see the four horsemen of the apocalypse approaching, even if sleep-walking liberal polititicians can't: Western Companies are leasing huge tracts of land throughout the third world for food and bio-fuel production. EG: A British Company has leased an area of the Ukraine (the size of England), for wheat production; the Arabs are taking large slices of Africa and the Chinese have staked claims all over the place. The food produced is intended for "the home market", the locals though starving, are thankfull for the jobs, which helps them afford a little of their own produce. However, is such a dependency on food from over-seas ultimately a sound investment, given rising political and social instability. And, if starvation in the third world continues to increase, won't that increase the pressures to migrate to the land of milk and money (the UK)? Meanwhile, we have home grown pressures, with the recent influx of immigrants now settling down to reproduce, giving rise to a baby boom in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 lack of water will be the big killer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Lack of food because everywhere that grows stuff will be flooded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted August 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 I've listened to interviews with several respected scientists, incl the scientific advisor to HMG; who share my (as usual) pessemistic view of the future - principally as a result of population increases with the added impact of climatic changes. Food, fresh water and energy (oil and gas) resources will become scarce leading to food riots in the third world, mass starvation and social unrest, and forced migrations; the domino effect of which, will lead to social conflict both domestically and internationally. The pressure for "liebensraum" will inevitably lead to intense resource wars, a primary course of Japan's involvement in WW2. The big question is: how, if at all; can we put the genie back in the bottle? And would any "solutions" be morally acceptable? Nature will no doubt play it's part in a cull, with starvation and plagues; but are we ready to accept such things as one child per family; euthanasia; and a national seige econonomy and border controls? Sadly, I don't envy the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 They've been peddling these scare stories since Adam was a lad They make good headlines and keep the research funding flowing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted August 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 Not quite Asp; it's a fairly logical conclusion to the over-population equation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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