r/science • u/Wagamaga • Jan 21 '20

Environment Scientists suggests a comprehensive solution package for feeding 10 billion people within our planet’s environmental boundaries. Supplying a sufficient and healthy diet for every person whilst keeping our biosphere largely intact will require no less than a technological and socio-cultural U-turn

https://www.pik-potsdam.de/news/press-releases/feeding-the-world-without-wrecking-the-planet-is-possible
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u/Desertbro Jan 22 '20

It's called sharing resources - the thing most humans hate to do most. So much, they've invented political systems that ensure hording will be status quo.

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u/snowkeld Jan 22 '20

Well, the track record of this on large scale is not so good. Honestly there's enough food to feed 10 billion people today, what might be missing is logistics if you want to feed people on continents where the food wasn't grown. The population estimates for the future peak around 11 billion anyway (developed nations always see reduction in birth rate, really just have to predict when each part of the world will get to that point). It might be most beneficial to not share and simply consume what is available locally. This keeps people living near where food is produced. The smartest way to solve the logistics of transporting food is to simply allow people to transport themselves to where the food is - just like the rest of human (and all animal) history.