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> Population growth hasn't been the problem for decades. Of course it is. Populations always eventually demand development, aka "westernization". So as the wor
by ECA_stax 6y ago
> Population growth hasn't been the problem for decades.
Of course it is. Populations always eventually demand development, aka "westernization". So as the world population grows, so does the consumption.
- seanwilson 6y ago> So as the world population grows, so does the consumption. This includes dairy + meat consumption, where about 70 billion animals are farmed for food each year right now. When someone brings up that humans are overpopulating the planet, I've never heard someone mention that overpopulating the planet with livestock is also an issue.
- TheSpiceIsLife 6y agoNonsense. Someone always brings up agricultural emissions. The Australian government talks about it directly here: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/ag-farm-food/climatechange/australias-farming-future/livestock-emissions https://www.agriculture.gov.au/ag-farm-food/climatechange/au...