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Reference:
Westing, A. H. (2010, February 18). Overpopulation and climate change. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/opinion/18iht-edwesting.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=overpopulation%20and%20climate%20change&st=cse
Summary:
In “Overpopulation and climate change”, Westing (2010) population includes two environmental problem, population increasing and emission per capita. The increasing energy demand by fossil fuels is quicker than energy producing by low-emission. A part of global warming is from population. People pay attention to use emission-control, because there is not way to work out population rapidly. Persistent education and publicity are very important. People need follow with interest the attention atmosphere. A safe and sustainable way is cap-and-trade in global world. People have responsibility to share with the other living things and reducing population.
Opinion:
Overpopulation is a huge problem is the entire world. It effects the earth environment and damages other living creatures’ places. More greenhouse gas emissions by people damage the earth environment quickly. The number of countries still thinks how to do carbon-trading scheme with many developing countries that cannot deal with the problem. People need paying attention overpopulation. There are a lot of places has not enough resources to supply because of too much people. People must sacrifice some present advantages in order to insure to itself future ones.
Questions:
1. What do you think the relationship between overpopulation and climate change?
2. How to reduce the carbon emission in your life?
3. Do you agree cap-and-trade schemes? Why?
4. How dose the climate change affect your life?
5. Many people said people had their eyes on long-term development, not just immediate needs, so what do you think? (According this article)