The world population grew from 1.6 billion to a staggering 6.1 billion people during the 20th century. All of these people use resources everyday. Population projections suggest that the global population will reach 9 billion in the middle of this century. It is obvious that as population increases, so too will demand on resources increase, as well as greenhouse gas emissions. Watch the video below, and pay attention to what Hans Rosling says about greenhouse gas emissions.
Hans Rosling states that the populations of wealthy Western countries must be able to share the resources and carbon emissions with 10 times their current populations by the middle of this century. Using your imagination, describe this future world of 9 billion people in your journal. You will be around middle age at this point, halfway through this century. What does life look like in the UK? What is life like in China, The Gambia? What are the mitigation and adaptation strategies in use for dealing with climate change?
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