If everyone in the world consumed as much food and water and paper and clothing and other goods as Americans (or Emiratis or Bahrainis or Qataris) we would run out of everything within a year.
There simply isn't enough 'stuff' on the face of the Earth to feed everyone as wastefully as the non-Asian/African parts.
On average, humans are using more resources than what the Earth can replenish.
Seems like God made a mistake - the world isn't big enough for all of us.
I'm talking about sustainable population.
If everyone in the world consumed as much food and water and paper and clothing and other goods as Americans (or Emiratis or Bahrainis or Qataris) we would run out of everything within a year.
There simply isn't enough 'stuff' on the face of the Earth to feed everyone as wastefully as the non-Asian/African parts.
On average, humans are using more resources than what the Earth can replenish.
Seems like God made a mistake - the world isn't big enough for all of us.
The maths is pretty simple:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecological_Footprint