It took the whole of human history before 1800AD for the world’s population to reach one billion people, and by the start of the 20th century that figure still remained below two billion. Since then, the world’s population has increased fourfold. Fossil fuels have enabled this progress, but carry severely negative side-effects. The advent of renewable energy has perhaps broken that vicious loop. More energy does not now need to equate to dirtier air, dead seas and a thinner atmosphere. Among the ....
18 Jul 2018
A new dawn
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18 Jul 2018 -
Author:
William Heathcoat Amory -
Pages:
8
It took the whole of human history before 1800AD for the world’s population to reach one billion people, and by the start of the 20th century that figure still remained below two billion. Since then, the world’s population has increased fourfold. Fossil fuels have enabled this progress, but carry severely negative side-effects. The advent of renewable energy has perhaps broken that vicious loop. More energy does not now need to equate to dirtier air, dead seas and a thinner atmosphere. Among the ....