SOC 450 Strayer University Population Increase and Climate Change Discussion Slowing Down Global Warming As Hite and Seitz (2016) discuss in Chapter 5: Cl

SOC 450 Strayer University Population Increase and Climate Change Discussion Slowing Down Global Warming

As Hite and Seitz (2016) discuss in Chapter 5: Climate Change, reputable scientific studies continue to show that the Earth is warming at an unsustainable rate because of a rise in the release of CO2 and methane gases.

What is the relationship between population increases and climate change? Do you think fertility control is an effective strategy to halt climate change? Why or why not?

Review the posts of your classmates and respond to at least one other post, offering a substantive comment on that classmate’s position on the issue(s).

Below is peers discussion in which I’ll have to provide a response too.

Kimberly Harris

RE: Week 2 | Discussion

What is the relationship between population increases and climate change? Do you think fertility control is an effective strategy to halt climate change? Why or why not?

Hello Professor and class,

I think that there is definitely a relationship between population increase and climate change. People use fossil fuels to power our lives, so the more people there are the more demand there is for things like gas, coal and oil. When these fuels are burned they release a lot of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Fertility control is not the only key to combat climate change but it is something that would be helpful. If more girls and women could be educated about contraceptives and other options they may decide to have children later on in life which could mean having a lower number of children. I do not think that there should be any type of forces fertility control, but I think if all the information is made available people will be able to make well informed decisions.

Kim