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Originally Posted by Fuzz
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160...really-support
It would also mean the majority of the population going from 1-2 MT CO2 to our level of 15-20MT. Which obviously would be an issue.
From what I have read there isn't enough cobalt to support every vehicle currently switching from gas to battery, let alone all the new ones the 3rd world would add.
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From the link:
The real concern would be if the people living in these areas decided to demand the lifestyles and consumption rates currently considered normal in high-income nations; something many would argue is only fair. If they do, the impact of urban population growth could be much larger.
Even if those changes occur, it seems unlikely that our planet could really sustain a population of 11 billion. So Steffen suggests that we should stabilise the global population, hopefully at around nine billion, and then begin a long, slow trend of decreasing population. That means reducing fertility rates.
What is urgently needed, then, is ways to speed up the decline in fertility rates.
So basically if poor nations and poverty stricken people are kept poor and poverty stricken, their consumption and emissions are nice and low. But if they want out of poverty then overpopulation is absolutely a concern.