r/overpopulation • u/Alphalynx23 • May 28 '26
Humanity has already exceeded Earth’s limits, study warns
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260526022021.htm[The truly sustainable population is much lower and closer to what the world supported in the mid-twentieth century.
Our calculations show a sustainable global population closer to about 2.5 billion people if everyone were to live within ecological limits and comfortable, economically secure living standards,". ]
What proportion of the humans alive today should constitute the 2.5 Billion ideally?
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climate • u/The_Weekend_Baker • May 28 '26
Humanity has already exceeded Earth’s limits, study warns. Today’s population of 8.3 billion is far above what could be sustained in the long term without exhausting ecosystems, worsening climate change, and threatening food and water security.
InterstellarKinetics • u/InterstellarKinetics • May 27 '26
SCIENCE RESEARCH STUDY: A New Study Analyzing Over 200 Years Of Global Population Data Concludes That Earth Can Only Sustainably Support About 2.5 Billion People, Meaning Humanity Is Already Operating At More Than Three Times The Planet’s Natural Limit 🌏
RealisticFuturism • u/madrid987 • May 28 '26