The population Explosion: Why should we care and what should we do about it?

The author explains that population has a big impact on environmental damage but is not the root cause. Two other factors combined: population growth, resource use and technology are threats to nature. In less than two centuries, population growth has increased by six times. Population growth is important because it is the reason for resource depletion and this factor is often ignored or not given enough credibility. Developed countries consume a lot more energy despite having in general a lower population than developing countries. According to the author, we use in average 13 terawatts of energy, which is way beyond what our natural system can renew. Although John P.Holdren scenario of a sustainable pattern of energy sounds plausible and should be taken seriously, it will demand a major redevelopment and more efficient use of energy in order to reduce our consumption of natural resources. In the new industrialization era today, control of birth rate across the world has improved. However, due to lack of basic necessities and government involvement in underdeveloped countries, birth rate is difficult to control. Therefore, it is crucial that we reduce our consumption of energy. Moreover, efficient environmental technologies should be developed in order to help developing countries in reducing its population growth and together prevent environmental degradation