Quote Originally Posted by Maurice Swan View Post
but that is just it......it has made no discernible difference to the temperature. Over population is the biggest threat. Shortages of food/water/essential minerals. Mind you Earth does seem to adjust its population from time to time by one means or another.....
Quote Originally Posted by The Bloop View Post
But isnt changing land use, with increased deforestation and intensive farming only done to meet increasing demand due to the rapidly increasing population.
World population doubled to 6 billion in 40 years up to the year 2000 - it's now at 7.8. Theyve all got to be fed.
most of the change from growing vegetables and grains and giving that land over to cattle for meat consumption has been for America, Europe and China

Overpopulation is not the prime reason according to the experts in the programme last night, which is available on i player