Andrew Revkin's Dot Earthblog covers climate change, the environment and sustainability, and introduces itself in this way: "By 2050 or so, the human population is expected to reach nine billion, essentially adding two Chinas to the number of people alive today. Those billions will be seeking food, water and other resources on a planet where, scientists say, humans are already shaping climate and the web of life." This year the earth's population is expected to exceed 7 billion people.
On this episode of Locus Focus Andrew joins host Barbara Bernstein to discuss the environmental significance of humanity eclipsing 7 billion and the impact it will have on climate change and the already over-stressed resources and carrying capacity of our planet.
Andrew “Andy” Revkin is one of the world’s leading environmental journalists. For 15 years, he covered the environmental beat for The New York Times, and his Dot Earth blog remains a popular mainstay at nytimes.com. He has 25 years' experience in environmental reporting, is a world traveler, is the author of several books on environmental issues and is also the Senior Fellow for Environmental Understanding at Pace University.
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