1 Billion People In 11 Years | Friends of Retha https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/1-billion-people-in-11-years/feed/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:15:48 +0000 https://bbpress.org/?v=2.6.14 en-GB https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/1-billion-people-in-11-years/#post-13442 <![CDATA[1 Billion People In 11 Years]]> https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/1-billion-people-in-11-years/#post-13442 Thu, 01 Jun 2023 09:10:00 +0000 Chris Lewer According to UN figures, between 1999 and October 2011 (12 years), the world’s human population went from 6 billion to 7 billion. Around November 15 2022, that figure reached 8 billion, a further increase of 1 billion in just 11 years.

How many more people can our planet actually sustain long-term? And what is likely to collapse first… energy supplies, fresh water, food?

]]> https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/1-billion-people-in-11-years/#post-13470 <![CDATA[Reply To: 1 Billion People In 11 Years]]> https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/1-billion-people-in-11-years/#post-13470 Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:04:54 +0000 Ocean Lover We are actually seeing the collapse of energy supplies right now, as well as rising energy costs globally. This is not sci-fi stuff, this is now a reality.

]]> https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/1-billion-people-in-11-years/#post-13477 <![CDATA[Reply To: 1 Billion People In 11 Years]]> https://friendsofretha.org/forums/topic/1-billion-people-in-11-years/#post-13477 Thu, 01 Jun 2023 17:27:29 +0000 Kora Absolutely, even here in the UK the energy companies are talking about brief power outages if demand overtakes supply. My neighbour has four children and 6 televisions in the house. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out the problem.

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