Abstract: Search the literature; read the news; comb the mission statements and recommendations of various environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and it will become obvious how climate change
Continue ReadingYour gift helps publish and distribute materials like this. Download a PDF of this release here. New NPG Paper Shows Serious Impact of U.S. Population Growth on Climate Change Expert analysis reveals that U.S. population growth is “the most important factor in CO2 emissions emanating from this country.” On January 20th, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 45th President …
Continue ReadingYour gift helps publish and distribute materials like this. Click here for a downloadable, printable PDF version THE IMPACT OF U.S. POPULATION GROWTH ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE An NPG Forum Paper by Edwin S. Rubenstein  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY On the first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, the nation paused to consider the impact of human activity on the global environment. The …
Continue ReadingIs it possible that climate change contributed to this devastating storm? As thousands of communities – and up to 85 million residents along the East coast – continue the long process of recovery from Winter Storm Jonas, many Americans are starting to notice a trend. A lot of folks are asking:Â “Is it just me… or do these storms seem …
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Water – Much More Than Just the “Universal Solvent”
Chemists refer to water – H20 or H-O-H – as the “universal solvent,” because it is capable of dissolving a wide range of different substances. In fact, more substances or chemical compounds can dissolve in water than in any other liquid….
A new report released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) expresses serious concerns about the current state of our nation’s energy sector. The report, U.S. Energy Sector Vulnerabilities to Climate Change and Extreme Weather, focuses on the dangerous strain currently on America’s system of energy resources. A July 11th article in The New York Times (“Climate Change Will Cause …
Continue ReadingDoes the size of our population have any effect at all on the amount of our greenhouse gas emissions? Of course it does. The question answers itself. How could it be otherwise? Other things being equal (e.g. per capita emissions) a U.S. population of 400 million would emit twice the amount of CO2 as a population of 200 million. Not …
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Why We Need to Reframe Our Relationship with Wildlife
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How Beliefs, Attitudes, and Preferences Influence Environmental Policies In July, the journal Population and Environment published a paper that studied the influence of population aging on global climate policy. Before this study, the authors note: “Research linking aging with climate change has, to date, been focused mainly on the fact that, among the different demographic groups, it is the elderly …
Continue ReadingEvolutionary biologist and historian of science, Manfred Laubichler, recently wrote about the connection between human population growth and climate change.
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