Crisis Quote by Abhijit Banerjee

Population growth is the primary source of environmental damage.

— Jacques Yves Cousteau

We think there is an ecological problem, but the real problem is irresponsible growth of human population.

— Jaggi Vasudev

The people who see the population explosion in the Malthusian way - as a geometric progression - forget that population growth is not a…

— Vandana Shiva

In a time of continued population growth the consequences are devastating, needless to say. The Earth is too crowded already in terms of aura,…

— Frederick Lenz

“Human population growth is probably the single most serious long-term threat to survival. We're in for a major disaster if it isn't curbed... We…

— Anonymous

I do worry about population growth and the preservation of the green belt space but I don't think these are insurmountable problems.

— Dominic Grieve

In the years to come, the combination of climate change and population growth could have a devastating effect on the planet and, needless to…

— Nathaniel Philbrick

We need to recognise that slowing population growth is one of the most cost-effective and reliable ways of easing pressure on our environment and…

— Lionel Shriver

It is environmental illiteracy and a complete lack of forward thinking to ignore the need to halt and then reverse population growth in the…

— Phil Harding

The negative impact of population growth on all of our planetary ecosystems is becoming appallingly evident.

— David Rockefeller

Living in an orgy of unrestrained consumption and economic growth accompanied by population expansion that ignores the carrying capacity of local environments will lead…

— Phil Harding

I meet so many that think population growth is a major problem in regard to climate change. But the number of children born per…

— Hans Rosling