What role is overpopulation playing in the climate crisis?
The Climate Question
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Climate Change and Population Matters a Lot
Even if the population in low-income countries increased by a couple of billion, it will add very little to global carbon emissions. An extra two billion low-income people would see global emissions rise by just 1.5%. Add two billion high-income earners, that's people with cars and power and all the mod cons, and, often, reckons, emissions would rise by more than 60%. So when it comes to climate change and population, where you were born matters.
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