World population recently reached the eight billion milestone, according to estimates from the United Nations. That’s up from about 2.5 billion people in 1950, with a gain of a billion since 2010. However, population growth rates are falling, and the total will likely peak at around 10.4 billion in the 2080s.
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Eight billion people means ‘all of the above’ energy strategy
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The United States remains the third most populous nation, with 337 million residents. China currently has the largest population (over 1.4 billion), just slightly above India. However, the Chinese population is shrinking, and India is projected to surpass China next year.
Growth rates are quite uneven across countries. Some two-thirds of the global population lives in countries or areas where lifetime fertility is below 2.1 births per woman, approximately the level required for zero growth on a sustainable basis. Projections show declining populations in 61 countries between 2022 and 2050. For many high-income countries, international migration has been the sole source of population expansion for decades, a trend which is expected to continue.
Conversely, over half of the projected increase in global population through 2050 will occur in just eight countries — the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Tanzania. One reason for this phenomenon is the current age distribution, with large proportions of women of childbearing age, a pattern which gradually diminishes over time.
There is a decidedly positive trend in most countries of sub-Saharan Africa, as well as parts of Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean in that the share of the population of working age has been increasing. With more workers as a percentage of the total comes an opportunity for accelerating production.
As we consider the future, it becomes apparent that global economic progress is critical, particularly in rapidly growing nations. Otherwise, problems such as hunger and abject poverty will become much more acute. Over three billion people currently survive on $2.90 per day or less, with 700 million — more than twice the population of the United States — having less than $1.90 per day. Education is essential to such development, and in many countries, attainment is extremely low.
Another key is adequate supplies of reliable energy. It is impossible for emerging economies to meaningfully develop without the power needed to support enhanced output. It is an inescapable fact, verified by the U.S. Department of Energy and many other analysts, that an “all of the above” strategy is required, including both responsible fossil fuel utilization and rapid implementation of renewable resources. Climate goals are achievable alongside sufficient energy to permit greater prosperity.
Failing to acknowledge and embrace that option is essentially consigning billions of people to lives of extreme poverty. We can do better.
11 Comments on "Eight billion people means ‘all of the above’ energy strategy"
makati1 on Sat, 26th Nov 2022 8:47 pm
Sorry, but the GMO Jabs are going to take out a lot of breeders in the coming years. Mostly in the dumbed down, brainwashed West where they are still trying to jab everyone from babies to geriatrics forever. If there are even a billion humans left by 2100, it will be a miracle.
BTW: More “renewable” bullshit promising a future that will never happen. We are going to burn FFs until they are gone. “Renewables” are only another way the elite are taking from the poor and giving to themselves. Kinda like religions, but that’s a topic for another time and place.
Dredd on Sun, 27th Nov 2022 3:43 am
“Eight billion people” also means plenty of victims (On The Origin Of The Home Of COVID-19 – 35).
Ted Wilson on Sun, 27th Nov 2022 2:43 pm
Smartphone culture is changing children minds big time.
They just do gaming and social media and may not even like to date. So we can see a drastic fall in population growth in many countries.
But those countries where many people dont have access to electricity experience the fastest growth.
makati1 on Sun, 27th Nov 2022 4:09 pm
That is correct, Ted. The world will be populated by those with permanent tans, who are currently ‘disadvantaged’. They will make up for the many millions who will be dying from GMO jabs in the Western world. So be it.
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Ted Wilson on Mon, 28th Nov 2022 1:31 pm
Africans could not forget what Belgium did to them under colonial rule. So they are supporting Morocco.
Seems recently new Italian PM asked French President to stop looting the Francophone countries so that their immigrants dont cross into Italy.
Hmm, even after gaining independence, Africa could not prosper because of Europeans loot thru back door.
Ted Wilson on Mon, 28th Nov 2022 1:35 pm
70 years ago, Africa had 1/2 the population of Europe, now that have 2x population.
Why? When there is no development, population will surge.
Here are the 3 main reasons for Africas poverty.
1. Post colonial loot by Europeans
2. American-Soviet cold war (but this ended).
3. Japan-Korea-China trio keeps exporting their goods without importing equally.
No wonder, population growth of Europe/China is just around 0.1 – 0.3% while that of Japan/Korea is negative.
Hope these countries realize this.
By 2100, Africa is expected to pass Asia which today has 60% of Worlds population.
Ted Wilson on Mon, 28th Nov 2022 1:58 pm
Seems Japan had only 600K babies in Jan-Sep this year which translates to annual rate of 800K and this is 11K less than last year. Culprit is their companies who force their employees to work 80 hours/week.
Equally greedy is their government who wants their companies to export as much as possible. Best example is the phony arrest of Mr. Carlos Ghosn who was former chief of Nissan.
Japans population is declining for last 14 years and still they dont seem to change. Its high time, their government introduces 4 day workweek and cuts down the bus/train services on Friday.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/japan-births-new-low-population-shrinks-ages-94078296
makati1 on Mon, 28th Nov 2022 3:21 pm
“New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows that ever since Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) “vaccines” were launched, the birth rate Down Under has plunged by an astounding 63 percent.”
https://www.globalresearch.ca/australia-sees-63-drop-births-after-introduction-covid-vaccines-what-will-government-excuse-be/5800421
I’m waiting for the other Western countries to post their birth/death stats for 2020 and on, ‘IF’ they are not massaged to cover up the Covid plandemic genocide.
DerHundIstLos on Tue, 29th Nov 2022 5:32 pm
Sure, Ted, all of Africa’s problems are caused by external events. After all, can’t ask people to take responsibility for themselves. That’s a bridge too far. Rhodesia was a noble country with majestic wildlife reserves and sanctuaries. Then came the Destroyer of Worlds in the form of Mugabe and his henchmen. Many of the wildlife sites now exist in name only as the wildlife has been butchered to the point of annihilation. Beautiful.
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