In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, gja- [EMAIL PROTECTED] says... > What worries me about discussions such as these is the frequent > failure to recognise the real cause of global warming (which the > evidence I have seen persuades me definitely is happening) is not > greenhouse gas emissions. That is only the proximate cause. The base > cause is human population increase. > > Just consider the following formula: A = B X C > A = Total emissions > B = average emissions per person > C = number of people emitting > > So the only option is to reduce C. There are already too many of us, > but the number is currently forecast to go up somewhere between 50% > and 100% before peaking.
<fx: raises eyebrow> Why will it peak? When at primary school in the 1950s, the world reached it 2nd billion of population (the 1st having been reached early in the 20th C). We are now well on the way to seven billion. This is an exponential increase which only widespread famine or plague is likely to halt. Avian flue anyone? > No more than one kid per woman globally looks like a really good idea > to me. But perhaps a bit more gently than China has pursued it ... Agreed Chris D -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.Deuchars.co.uk Author & Publisher: "A Boaters Guide to BOATING" 4-50GBP Mixing old and new waterway techniques. ISBN 0953151204 Details: http://www.deuchars.co.uk/publication/ Tel: 0115 951 6264 Fax: 0870 131 2079 Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/canals-list/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
