Shall I order the chicken, or the salmon? What does the science say about reducing pressure on the environment? When you take a big-picture view, the results can be surprising.
In two centuries, human population has spiked seven-fold and consumption by 100 times. 'The Earth will have its revenge,' warns noted UBC systems ecologist William Rees, co-inventor of the ecological footprint concept.
To be clear, I'm not advocating compulsory population control, here or anywhere. But we do need to consider a future with billions more people, many of them aspiring to live as Australians do now.
