Tag Archives: Fertility Rate

Crossing the Fertility Replacement Rates – Background

Posted on January 21, 2014 by climatechangefork

One of the fascinating things in trying to do what I do, be that teaching, writing or lecturing, is to try to anticipate long term future trends, given the ever changing present. Sometimes the present gets my full attention, and … Continue reading →

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Why Do We Care About Inequality?

Posted on January 7, 2014 by climatechangefork

Happy New Year! My last blog ended with a quote from Karan Singh, a former minister of population in India, who said, “Development is the best contraceptive.” This was supported by data which shows that fertility rates and population growth … Continue reading →

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Poverty and Population

Posted on January 2, 2014 by climatechangefork

Happy New Year! My last two blogs raised the issue of a timeline for “absolute” sustainability; one that would give us enough time to move any remnants of the human population to another planet in case we are “successful” in … Continue reading →

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Future Populations

Posted on December 24, 2013 by climatechangefork

Last week’s blog established various time targets for the existence of our civilization and thus tried to establish an absolute level of sustainability. Granted, some of the targets I provided were rather trivial, like the desire to see another “Thanksgivukkah,” … Continue reading →

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