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A billion could live off the earth 6 billion living as we do is far too many, and you run out of planet in no time
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"A billion could live off the earth; 6 billion living as we do is far too many, and you run out of planet in no time"

- James Lovelock

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This quote by James Lovelock recommends that the Earth is not capable of sustaining the present population of 6 billion people residing in the exact same way. He thinks that if the population were to remain at 6 billion, the planet would rapidly end up being overpopulated and resources would be diminished. He recommends that a population of 1 billion individuals living in a sustainable method is the perfect number for the Earth to support. This implies that the existing population requires to be minimized in order to make sure that the world can continue to offer resources for future generations. Lovelock's quote is a suggestion that we must do something about it to minimize our impact on the environment and guarantee that the Earth can continue to sustain us.

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England Flag This quote is written / told by James Lovelock somewhere between July 26, 1919 and today. He/she was a famous Scientist from England. The author also have 31 other quotes.

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