SOC 023 Study Guide - Final Guide: Vaclav Smil, Sustainable Development, 2Degrees
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Population and sustainibility part 2: people are starting to prefer meat based diets rather than vegetable based, highest percent of calories from meat: north america, europe, central america, asia and. Africa: economic development is resulting in a rise of meat and sugar intake, paul ehrlich says that 2 billion people can be fed. According to julian simon there is no limit. And vaclav smil says that 10-11 billion people can be fed only if we: extensify. Increasing production of all kinds of meat uses up land for pasteurization instead of agriculture. Out of which one degree was since: climate change can lead to decline in drinking water supplies, china and us are largest co2 emitters. While qatar and kuwait are largest co2 emitters based on metric tons per person. Where, i = impact, p = population, a = affluence and t = technology.
