Humans need a second planet!!
Researchers have found that if the needs for natural resources remain as high as they are, by the year 2030, human beings will need a second planet to satisfy their needs for metals, fossil fuels, timber and waste disposal. The Environmental group WWF (world Wildlife Fund) completed a survey, and statistics show that the United States of America and United Arab Emirates are the most wasteful countries. The Human race is currently consuming more than the earths ability to regenerate by one third.
``We are already living in a way that the planet cannot sustain, and the problem is getting worse by the year,'' WWF Director-General James Leape said by telephone in London.[1]
If the world maintains the same level of demand for natural resources, then the world is rushing into an ecological credit crunch that would make the humans need a second planet to assure that their needs are satisfied.
The “ecological footprint” based in the United Kingdom stated that the amount of the earths land and sea needed to provide the sources we use and absorb our waste is 5.3 hectares per person. This is more than twice the 2.1 hectares per person actually available for the global population.
It is foolish to be living beyond the earths regenerating capacity, as it would affect us and would even more affect the generations to come, as this would make the generations to come live in scarcity of natural resources, and would make their life really difficult. Therefore we have to try to reduce the level of our consumption of natural resources, and try to recycle in order to save our planet earth. This should be done by starting with ourselves, and raising awareness in people about the global environment and make them realize that they should reduce their consumption of natural resources, and reduce their waste. This way we could ensure a happier future for ourselves and for the next generation, and in turn, they would do the same for the forthcoming generations.
[1] http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a1Uh.Y.6OQ04 , Accessed: 29/10/08
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5 comments:
damn this is scary!!
i here they've already found a substitute planet that man can live at in case this happens..
it might happen.i mean the world's population rises each year and land's getting packed wit people.
thx for commenting.. kago i havent heard about the substitue planet it would be interesting if u tell us about it in your own time =)
this is so scary, our great grandchildren are gonna suffer eh!
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