Sunday 18 November 2007

Population, Resources and Climate Change


Over the last 20 years, the human population has increased by a third, global trade has tripled, and per capita income has gone up by 40%. Annual emissions of the main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, have also increased by one third.
How can the planet cope with this rise in population and shrinking resources?
Humans Blamed for Climate Change.
Listen to the latest report by the worlds top scientists here.
Now, the panel concluded that it was at least 90% certain that human emissions of greenhouse gases rather than natural variations are warming the planet's surface.
A more dramatic picture emerged from the sea level comparison. The actual average level, measured by tide gauges and satellites, had risen faster than the intergovernmental panel of scientists predicted it would. Read here.
This page tells how the scientists use computer models to work out what may happen

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