Hurumanu 1 sustainability Essay

 Here is my essay on overpopulation regarding sustainability work.

Overpopulation 

Overpopulation is a problem throughout the world.

There many issues under the problem of overpopulation.

We require a solution to this problem and we need it quickly.

If we don’t act on it, our earth and our existence could be destroyed. This is why:

More people cause more use of resources.

It causes meat to be in higher demand which means animals would be bred more and those animals

release methane into the air.

Methane is a gas that is harmful to the earth's atmosphere, it is worse than carbon dioxide by a lot.

We also have a higher demand for other resources.

China has a 1 child law which only allows families to have 1 child to slow down this issue.

Habitats get destroyed for land and areas for humans to use. We forget about any living animals

and their homes. 

The higher the population the more motorized vehicles we use. These vehicles are bad for the environment and the more people there are, the more cars we use.

We also have to think about the manufacturing of these cars.

As our population grows we must also make more space to create these ways of transport and area

to use the transport. The use of vehicles produces around 20% of New Zealand's greenhouse gases

each year.

There is also the issue that if we switch to electric cars industries that sell some type of gas could

go out of business affecting the economy. 

There is also the creation of homes and buildings made of wood or structured by wood.

We have to cut down trees to get this wood and less trees means the destruction of habitats.

Trees also use carbon dioxide to produce oxygen so they help to reduce carbon emissions.

Trees are also used to make paper and money.

As money is our currency we need a lot of it to keep a stable economy for all 7.8 billion people.

We need trees to live and so do animals. 

So we need to start fixing this problem.

This problem could kill us, animals and the planet.

Overpopulation will use all our resources before we can make or find sustainable replacements.

We need to act on this problem and we need to act now before the population grows too large

and earth has no resources or space to sustain everyone.

Finding or creating more sustainable practices and creating zoned areas for certain things

and not going past those areas may help.