We do have the resources to support 8 billion people, the problem is that we're incredibly wasteful with our resources. World wide, close to half the food produced is wasted. And it's not just the food being wasted, it's all the water, energy and other resources that go into producing and delivering that food that also get wasted. Besides food we waste a lot of energy, things like having the temp in our homes too high or driving short distances unnecessarily when bikes, walking or public transit would work. We could also add in unnecessary use of lights and other electronics. Oh, and throw in the energy demand of AI while we're on the topic. It just goes on and on.
[https://globalaffairs.org/commentary-and-analysis/blogs/huge-amount-food-wasted-and-it-water-energy-and-nutrition](https://globalaffairs.org/commentary-and-analysis/blogs/huge-amount-food-wasted-and-it-water-energy-and-nutrition?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0_WyBhDMARIsAL1Vz8sClZhTB_VKM1S_1DubONMmis0SaLBxnIQR0SNHTfqV26Aq6jZb4f4aAtT8EALw_wcB)
June 3, 2024, 7:13 a.m. - Mark
We do have the resources to support 8 billion people, the problem is that we're incredibly wasteful with our resources. World wide, close to half the food produced is wasted. And it's not just the food being wasted, it's all the water, energy and other resources that go into producing and delivering that food that also get wasted. Besides food we waste a lot of energy, things like having the temp in our homes too high or driving short distances unnecessarily when bikes, walking or public transit would work. We could also add in unnecessary use of lights and other electronics. Oh, and throw in the energy demand of AI while we're on the topic. It just goes on and on. [https://globalaffairs.org/commentary-and-analysis/blogs/huge-amount-food-wasted-and-it-water-energy-and-nutrition](https://globalaffairs.org/commentary-and-analysis/blogs/huge-amount-food-wasted-and-it-water-energy-and-nutrition?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0_WyBhDMARIsAL1Vz8sClZhTB_VKM1S_1DubONMmis0SaLBxnIQR0SNHTfqV26Aq6jZb4f4aAtT8EALw_wcB)