Population growth challenges can be met with human ingenuity

Population growth challenges can be met with human ingenuity, say engineers | LifeSiteNews.com: A report by the UK's Institution of Mechanical Engineers, titled, “One Planet; Too Many People?” acknowledged that a potential human population of 9.5 billion by 2100 will present governments with “significant challenges,” but “the evidence shows that sustainable engineering solutions largely exist for many of the anticipated challenges. What is needed is political and social will, innovative financing mechanisms, and the transfer of best practice through localisation to achieve a successful outcome.”

The report examined four areas which governments need to address and which engineers in particular will play a role: food, water, urbanization and energy. In these areas, engineers have “the knowledge and skills to help meet the challenges that are projected to arise.”