79. Climate Memo Mondays, #79, June 13, 2022
79. Climate Memo Mondays, #79, June 13, 2022https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2022/06/omni-climate-memo-mondays-79-june-13.htmlOverpopulation and OverconsumptionNew Laws NeededRichard Heinberg, PowerPopulation Connection Presents, 8 Billion and Counting by Jennifer D. SciubbaTed Hamilton, Beyond Fossil Law: We Need New Laws. Richard Heinberg, Power. Heinberg has no doubt regarding the significance of population, in two sections: “Overpopulation and Overconsumption” (pp,. 238-242) and “Population: Lowering It and Keeping It Steady (337-41). “Population growth makes every environmental crisis harder to address. . . .the more children we have now, the more human suffering is likely. . . .” (240-41). “At the US average amount of consumption, we would need the equivalent of […]