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Human Population

The human population has been growing since the 15th century in Europe and its been growing ever since. The population continues growing but at a slower rate. The human population is expected to reach 10 billion by 2058, if the population continues to grow, ( which is predicted to grow) the humans will out compete other species, which can lead to a lot of animals going extinct. The planet will no longer be able to sustain the growing population and we will end up reaching the carrying capacity. As our population grows other populations of other species will drop, we will end up killing them all. As humans it is our responsibility to look after the other species that we are out competing.

I think that this is very insightful because it acknowledges that climate change is not just what humans are doing, but also that there are a lot of them. Everyone blames climate change on how poorly the human race uses our resources and makes choices that contribute to an increase our greenhouse gas emissions, but as a race we are also increasing in population, which increases our greenhouse gas emissions. We still do need to work on how much greenhouse gas we emit and make sure we make good decisions for our climate.