8 billion humans: How population growth and climate change are connected as the ‘Anthropocene engine’ transforms the planet (only 8.23 years left)

The Conversation ^ | 11/03/22 | Manfred Laubichler

[Libloather]

At first glance, the connections between the world’s growing population and climate change seem obvious. The more people we have on this planet, the larger their collective impact on the climate.

However, a closer look with a longer time horizon reveals relationships between population size and climate change that can help us better understand both humanity’s predicament as the global population nears 8 billion people – a milestone the United Nations expects the world to hit on about Nov. 15, 2022.

**SNIP**

Using knowledge to reset the cycle again Every species, if left unchecked, would grow exponentially. But species are subject to constraints – or negative feedback mechanisms – such as predators and limited food supplies.

The Anthropocene engine has allowed humans to emancipate ourselves from many of the negative feedback mechanisms that otherwise would have kept the population’s growth in check. We intensified food production, developed trade among regions and discovered medications to survive diseases.

Where does this leave humanity now? Are we approaching inevitable collapse from climate change of our own making, or can we transition again and discover innovations that reset the cycle?

Introducing negative feedback into our socioeconomic-technical systems – not as radical population control or war, but in the form of norms, values and regulations on excess greenhouse gas emissions – can help keep climate change in check.

Humanity can use knowledge to keep itself within its environmental boundaries.

[Libloather]

If all of the leftists would just leave, we'll be fine.

[Bob434]

[[(only 8.23 years left)]]

Someone had better inform God of that because according to His word, there is at the very least, a guaranteed 1007 more years left- and likely many more years than that-

[Fungi]

Nonsense.

[TigersEye]

... on excess greenhouse gas emissions – ...

False.

Global Warming is not due to human contribution of Carbon Dioxide - Global Warming: The Cold, Hard Facts? By Timothy Ball

No Smoking Hot Spot (The Australian)

Those two articles take Greenhouse Theory at face value and by the criterion set up in the theory itself finds no evidence of warming on the basis of greenhouse effect.

Sky-high hole blown in AGW theory?

"Forbes reports on a peer-reviewed study that uses NASA data to show that the effects of carbon-based warming have been significantly exaggerated. In fact, much of the heat goes out into space rather than stay trapped in the atmosphere, an outcome that started long before AGW alarmists predicted:"

That article explains why no Hot Spot has been found.

The Hidden Flaw in Greenhouse Theory

Falsification Of The Atmospheric CO2 Greenhouse Effects Within The Frame Of Physics

Harvard astrophysicist dismisses AGW theory, challenges peers to 'take back climate science'

Simple Chemistry and the Real Greenhouse Effect.

Those four articles each show that Greenhouse Theory itself has no basis in reality due to a direct conflict with the known laws of physics. No wonder the smoking gun "hotspot" can't be found.

Claim That Sea Level Is Rising Is a Total Fraud

That article kills any thought of planetary warming from any cause apart from the inter-glacial period we are in. Think about it. If there is absolutely no sign of an acceleration of sea level rise how could the planet be warming? The rise in sea level in the last 100 years is far less than the average over the last 18,000 years caused by the inter-glacial period we are in.

[Repeal The 17th]

“...there is at the very least, a guaranteed 1007 more years left...”
I want to check your math.

[SaveFerris]

[because according to His word, there is at the very least, a guaranteed 1007 more years left- and likely many more years than that-]

Ohhhhhh, bringing up those pesky facts from that pesky Bible are you?????



BIBLE-THUMPER!!!

[Jeff Chandler]

Oaky, everybody deindustrialize immediately.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

But we killed all the cute little animals and pretty trees so the total biomass has evened out.

[SaveFerris]

[1007]

He’s talking the coming 7-year Tribulation +

and Jesus’ 1,000-year reign of peace (which is correct)

BUT

When the New Jerusalem descends down to Earth...

Eternity

[algore]

Well if sudden and unexplained deaths continue along the current curves some of us might be ok for a longer period, and the earth will survive

[SaveFerris]

7-year Tribulation + Jesus’ 1,000-year reign of peace (which is correct)

[Bob434]

LOL Yup

[Sequoyah101]

Climate change be damned, we do have too many people on the ball. Specifically, too many people procreating into poverty and squalor like rabbits.

A useless life is no life at all. People around the globe could stand to curb their enthusiasm.

I worked in West Africa where people would have swarms of children living in poverty. They didn’t even name them until they reached around 10 because the mortality rate is so high. Why did they have all these children? A retirement policy. A hope that one of the huge number of children would be successful enough to care for the parents in their old age.

That kind of population needs to be controlled. We can do without it. Another pitiful starving child is not only dumb, it is cruel.

[SaveFerris]

Hehehehe

Greta gonna be sooooo mad at you......Al Gore, too

[G Larry]

Simple:

The elitists think they can hide their racism behind a fraudulent "man-made climate change" scheme, with the intent of killing off half of the population.

Fuel shortages, food shortages, restricted medical care, doctor assisted suicide, abortion on demand, destroy the family, mutilate and molest your children, no borders, empty prisons, streets flooded with deadly drugs, silence religious expression, destroy our freedoms and our Constitutional Republic,..... (what'd'I miss?)

[Alas Babylon!]

If you believe there are too many people on the Earth you owe it to your convictions to kill yourself.

It’s the single most easiest way to do something about overpopulation.

[linMcHlp]

Thanks for the links.

[Bob434]

[[we do have too many people on the ball.]]

Supposedly less tan 1% of all available land is inhabited by people- there aren’t too many people per se- there are however too many people in small densely populated areas that can’t sustain them well- I’ve read that the world’s population could fit into Texas with room to spare- there is vast vast inhabitable land left- but off limits due to being turned int parks recreation areas etc- we are in no danger though of running out of land to house even many times the world’s current population- but again, the problem is most gravitate towards smallish areas of dense populations and overwhelm the areas-

[Bob434]

Very true-

[[empty prisons,]]

Those will be filled with law abiding citizens that dared question the government and those who refused to go along with hte radical leftist agendas-

[Beowulf9]

The more illegal aliens in the United States the less we have to go around and the more they mess up our environment.