Population can’t be ignored. It has to be part of the policy solution to our world’s problems
- Written by Jenny Stewart, Professor of Public Policy, UNSW Sydney
Marina Poushkina/ShutterstockThere is a growing consensus that environmental problems, particularly the effects of climate change, pose a grave challenge to humanity. Pollution, habitat destruction, intractable waste issues and, for many, deteriorating quality of life should be added to the list.
Economic growth is the chief culprit. We forget,...
