Question

Many ecologists view continual growth as impossible in the long run due to limits imposed by nonrenewable resources and the capacity of the biosphere to absorb wastes. Others argue that through the use of technology and social organization, we can manage to meet our needs and provide long-term (but not infinite) growth. WHAT DO YOU THINK ? Please provide a structured essay with your thoughts,

Answer 1

The overpopulation is one of the biggest issues in the present time. So, I am writing my essay and point of view in brief with some argumentative some of the most common points. In my opinion, overpopulation has only adverse effects on the environment such as :-

• Global Warming - All of the human beings and animals breathe in Oxygen and release Carbon dioxide but that's not only the issue! more population means more need of Gas, Coal, Oil and other energy sources which produce CO₂ when burned out. The CO₂ emitted from the source gets trapped inside the earth as the phenomena of Green House effect. Another reason for the global warming is deforestation. As we all know that plants change Carbon dioxide into oxygen which is good for our environment but the deforestation is increasing rapidly to provide wood, paper and other essential materials to the people and because of that the global warming is increasing rapidly.
• Provision of Drinking Water - Although our earth is surrounded by 70% of water but only 2.5% of the water is drinkable water. The rest of the water is ocean and saline based. The more interesting fact is that only 1% of the drinking water is easily accessible to the world population of approximately 7.5 billion people. There are even some places in the world where water crisis is the biggest issue.
• Provision of Food - As the population is increasing, the need of food is also increasing and this led to the need of more farmland area and crops to be provided to the population. Sometimes, the crops rots because of any particular environmental needs and because of that the prices of the fruits and vegetables goes high and cannot be afforded by economically lower classes.
• Employment - In modern era, human being needs employment to earn money and provide food, shelter, clothing and other needs of themselves and to the provide it to the family but, financial crisis are frequently occurring as the number of unemployed people is increasing and the major reason behind this is overpopulation.