Sustainability Is The Main Cause Of Climate Change

The environment is a source of beauty, resources, and life to each and every human. But despite its necessity for our survival and happiness, the rate at which it is exploited and destroyed is constantly increasing. There are monumental obstacles currently standing in the way of sustainability, including decreased access to traditional resources and rapid global population growth. As these issues become more pertinent, it is necessary for society to find ways to lessen these obstacles and find alternatives so that sustainability can no longer be an ideal, but a reality.
Due to the consistent burning of fossil fuels as an energy source for past centuries, the Earth has been experiencing an increase in global temperature and a variety of consequences as a result. As global temperature increases, adverse effects such as rising sea levels, more intense natural disasters, and changes in weather patterns have become increasingly impactful on both people and on the environment.
Even with the rapid current population growth and subsequent damage to the Earth, there are a variety of options for mitigating and adapting to changing global circumstances. …show more content…
One of the main causes of climate change is the exponential population growth occurring globally. As medicine and technology has improved, life expectancy has risen and parents are more inclined to raise larger families. However, a larger population requires more resources to be sustainable, which puts an increasing strain on natural resources. Despite this daunting trend of growth, there are a number of options to slow and possibly even halt rapid population increase. Educating and empowering women globally, especially in countries where women are not perceived as equals by their male counterparts, is essential to reducing the paradigm in certain areas that the primary responsibility of a woman is to have