Deforestation. Desertification. Species extinction. Global warming. Growing threats to food and water. The driving issues of our times are the result of one huge problem: Us.As the population continues to grow, our problems will increase.And this means that every way we look at it, a planet of ten billion people is likely to be a nightmare.Stephen Emmott, a scientist whose lab is at the forefront of research into complex natural systems, sounds the alarm. TEN BILLION is a snapshot ofour planet, and our species, approaching a crisis, and a stark analysis of where this leaves us.TEN BILLION is not another climate book.TEN BILLION is a book about us.
