The world’s population just passed 7.5 billion.
Canada’s population has grown 19% since 2000.
An informed aware optimist believes the planet can sustain up to 2 billion people when affordable fossil energy is gone around 2040.
An informed aware pessimist believes the planet can sustain up to 1 billion people when affordable fossil energy is gone around 2025.
Both understand that the maximum possible population will be much lower if we assume a current North American standard of living.
Both understand that the maximum possible population will decrease as each decade passes for the next several thousand years due to climate change impacts on human habitat and food production.
The vast majority of people, on the other hand, are uninformed and in denial, and either don’t believe 7.5 billion people, fossil energy depletion, and climate change are problems, or do not think about the issues.
It’s no surprise that not one of the four parties competing in BC’s election have population reduction as a priority.
Nor mitigation plans for fossil energy depletion.
Nor an honest discussion of what 410 ppm CO2 means.
Denial on. Party on.