Peak People: The Interrelationship between Population Growth, Energy Resources

Abstract

This paper investigates the link between population growth, energy resources and carrying capacity at a global level, to determine if there might be dependencies and if so, how they could be modelled. Different qualities of energy resources may interact differently with population growth. Finally the implications of a peak in energy resource availability on population growth are examined.

Introduction

The Population Division of the United Nations predicts a global population of approximately 9 billion people in 2050. That is over 2 billion more people than are alive today. This mantra

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