ECO CHURCH NEWS
This Month: My final thoughts on Net Zero.
4. OVER POPULATION AND CONSUMPTION
The human population has reached billions and is still growing.
This combined with greed and over-consumption is a great burden
on the planet. Eventually something has to give. Historically,
civilisations have peaked and crashed. Human greed knows no
bounds. Lots of useless items are manufactured for profit and
when we tire of them, they are discarded. Even useful items are
ditched without being repaired or repurposed. Large populations
take up land for infra-structure projects and building homes,
plus intensive farming use. This is happening in Worcestershire.
Where does this leave wild animals to live? There may come a
time when crops fail, water fails and competition for land, power
and resources and wars around the globe all interact with disastrous
consequences. Politicians are obsessed with “growth”, both the
economy and population. “Bigger is better” is their mind-set. Time will
tell. Net Zero will never work if the world population continues to grow.
More people mean more resources are used up. On a more cheerful note: ******************************************************************************
VALE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL AND REHABILITATION CENTRE – OPEN DAY
AND DOG SHOW at Station Road, Beckford, Nr Tewkesbury GL20 7AN
SUNDAY 6TH JULY 2025, 11am – 4pm, Adult entrance fee £5 Join us for
our 2025 Annual Open Day, our biggest fundraising event of the year and a
great day out for all the family. Food Stands, Bar, Tea Tent, Craft Stalls,
Charity Stalls, Children’s play area, Fun Dog Show, Vale’s info-zone, Live Music,
Games, plus chance to see inside one of the UK’s busiest wildlife hospitals
whilst raising much needed funds for Vale Wildlife Hospital.