Rapid population growth in the developing world does not significantly contribute to rising greenhouse gas emissions and focusing on the population explosion in poor countries diverts attention from the far more serious issue of over-consumption in rich countries, according to a new study. Introduction. Paper (pdf). Opinion.
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"World population is now 6.8 billion and is expected to rise to 9 billion this century."
At the current growth rate of 1.19, the earth's population will double in 58 years. So it seems likely that the population will indeed rise to 9 billion this century, actually in just a couple of decades.
Posted by: Bjørn | September 30, 2009 at 05:28 PM