Environmental Kuznets Curve shows that the negative impact on environment will rise up as economy and income grows. To the extent that many animals will extinct were not thought. Although the curve is only a theory, in practice, the extent of this problem is way too high.
Animals that humans domesticate are on massive rise as they have market value but those who create less value are in the verge of extinction. The total number of Whales available in our oceans are as follows:
Minke Whales
Approx: 730,000 + 130,000+ 85,000 + 22,000
Blue Whales = 45,00
Fin Whales = 30,000+10,000
Gray Whales = 22,000
Bowhead = 19,000+ 2000
Humpback Whales = 200,000
Right Whales = 24,000
Bryde’s Whales = 38,000
Pilot Whales = 1370,000
These are approximate figures and can be more or less but the variance is not that much.
Due to current climate change, sea water pollution and other factors, the number will go down in a faster rate than in the past.
On the other hand, there are19 Billion chickens worldwide ( https://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/07/global-livestock-counts ). According to Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), poultry meat production over the 10 years to 2023 will grow at around 2.3 per cent per year ( http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/3230/global-poultry-trends-2014-poultry-set-to-become-no1-meat-in-asia/ )
We humans have created a world how we would like it to have. Although we know that its wrong, our actions are too little, too low and too slow.
Population Growth in history has been the following = stable at 500 million worldwide until 1750. grew from 1 billion in 1800 to 7 billion in 2015. 16 billion in 2100. Threat is countries stepping down from international contracts regarding climate agreements, stopping whale farming etc. Then it will be too late to apologize.
HUMAN BEING IS MOTIVATED BY SELF INTEREST. THIS EGO HAS MADE THE END OF THIS WORLD VERY LIKELY AND VERY NEAR.
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