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7 Billion People, 30 Gigatons of CO2, 1 Warming Planet: Population & Climate in the 21st Century | The Crux | Discover Magazine

7 Billion People, 30 Gigatons of CO2, 1 Warming Planet: Population & Climate in the 21st Century | The Crux | Discover Magazine | Science News | Scoop.it

The world is now home to 7 billion people, each of whom contributes to the carbon emissions that are slowly cooking the globe. To find out how growing population affects our plans to deal with climate change, we talked with Princeton’s Robert Socolow, co-creator of one of the best models for thinking about how to prevent climate change.

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The population crash will kill our economy – good news for the planet

The population crash will kill our economy – good news for the planet | Science News | Scoop.it
Fred Pearce: Despite passing the seven billion person mark, the global population birthrate is slowing.
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Birth Control Can Save the World | Daylight Atheism | Big Think

Birth Control Can Save the World | Daylight Atheism | Big Think | Science News | Scoop.it

The world population, by U.N. estimates, has just surpassed seven billion, and it's growing even faster than demographers' predictions. Nicholas Kristof has an insightful column (though I depart from him on one major point, as explained below) on what this means for humanity's future.

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Population growth set to significantly affect ecosystem services

Changing land use can have a significant impact on a region’s vital ecosystem services, a recent research study has revealed.
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