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New study suggests benefits of population control to reduce carbon emissions
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A new study released from the the London School of Economics suggests that spending more time and effort on family planning and controlling the booming population problem could have a large effect on carbon emissions which are currently spiraling out of control. The study was commissioned by the Optimum Population Trust.
Over population is certainly an issue; however, some could criticize the report for being short sighted because even if the population growth ceased immediately, the unsustainable ways in which we live our lives, consume energy, food, water, and other resources at an alarming rate will still remain the key issue. So even by stabilizing the population, if we do not move to a sustainable way of life the reduced population would be of little effect.
A second criticism of the study is that controlling population numbers would prevent further emissions but would do nothing to lower the current rate of emission, which means that it is not a feasible plan for carbon emission reduction, at least, not by itself.
Over population is a serious issues for a range of other environmental problems and while it is still important, even necessary to stabilize the planet, it will take much more than just family planning to mend the ills that we have created with carbon. The issue will be raised at the environmental summit in Copenhagen where, if presented as only a small part of a much larger, over all plan, might get some support.
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