The challenge of the 21st century is climate and population stabilization 2002.02.15

The U.S. Worldwatch Institute has released its 2000 Earth White Paper, which states that the challenge for the new century is to stabilize the mechanism and population. The UN estimates that the population will be nearly 9 billion by 2050. It said global family planning and education are needed to keep the population down to 7 billion. It also advocates that climate stabilization should accelerate the shift from fossil fuel-centered energy supplies to wind and renewable energy.