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Table 2: Relation between global
Population control – key to mitigating climate change sure that use of fossil fuels are brought Table: 1 World population trend, bn population (bn) and average global
down by reducing the demand for
Population
Year
Population Year
he Global Climate Meets at Paris, planned, but India N.S. VENKATARAMAN energy. And the only way to this is to 1900 1.65 1980 4.43 temperature (°C)
Glasgow and Egypt were marked and China account reduce the global population, which 1910 1.75 1990 5.28 Year Population Temperature
Tby high concern, expressed by for around 80% of all Director now appears to have increased beyond 1900 1.65 13.9
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leaders of nearly every country, about the active coal projects Chennai the critical point. 1920 1.86 2000 6.15
climate crisis and the need for strategies in the world. China Email: nsvenkatchennai@gmail.com 1930 2.07 2010 6.92 1930 2.07 14.1
to protect the planet from impending alone plans to build Impact of population on energy 1940 2.30 2020 7.84 2000 6.15 14.2
disaster. However, subsequent to the much some 100 new coal- consumption 1950 2.52 2021 7.9
publicised events, little has effectively fi red power plants to back up wind from renewable sources and not fossil- Population growth itself causes eco- 1960 3.03 2022 7.97 2010 6.92 14.63
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happened by way of positive results to and solar capacity, which seems to based power plants, if the hydrogen is logical issues due to greater needs for 2020 7.84 14.9
prevent the steady increase in average go against China’s stated intention to to be really green. production to meet the increase in con- 1970 3.68
global temperatures. reduce the use of coal. sumption, consequently requiring more Average annual growth rates: 1900-1950 = 0.85%; reduce global warming during the earlier
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conferences have not yielded results.
Considering that millions of tonne exploitation of natural resources, such x 1960-2022 = 1.6%. IndiaChemTrade
Source: United Nations Population Division.
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