Overcrowding is killing our earth
DEAR Editor, It has been many years since I first heard a lecture by Professor John Guillebaud, Emeritus Professor of Family Planning and Reproductive Health at University College London, and felt for the first time here was a sensible and realistic solution to ‘saving the planet’.
His work to promote the contraceptive pill (and presumably other methods) of population reduction offers real hope.
However do not look for his name on the list of attendees at at COP26. Why is it taboo to consider population control?
The only way to get climate change under control is to implement measures to restrict future population growth by any and all legal and humane ways possible.
The aforementioned professor has some answers.
This man has the knowledge, experience and wisdom to put forward practical efficient ideas and methods to solve our climate change problems within a relatively short time frame and show Greta and her Eco Rebellion friends what they really should be working for.
Professor Guillebaud’s research shows enough people are born every four days to populate a city the size of Birmingham.
When are we going to see all the ecowarriors step up to the plate and accept that it is the over-crowding, over populating of the earth that is killing it.
I acknowledge that in recent broadcasts
Sir David Attenborough has paid grudging recognition to the issue. Procrastination may be the thief of time but procreation is the thief of our future.
Let us have some recognition that although meat (cattle) may be a big contributing factor, humans are by far and away the biggest by a country mile.
Where are the Green Party, the Liberal Democrats, Friends of the Earth, Extinction Rebellion and all the other so called ‘saviours of our planet’ on this matter?
It is our demand for food, goods and services that is driving the actions (deforestation for example) to fulfil those needs and if we could in some way stop the population explosion then we halt the ever increasing requirements which are driving climate change. So from all protesters blocking roads, gluing themselves to trains and indulging in other senile actions, let us hear some sensible thoughts about tackling the greatest danger that mankind has ever faced.
Less people equals less demand for goods and services equals less use of natural resources equals less use of fossil fuels equals less climate change.
Mike Heath, Stechford