Oxfam Cymru Climate Hearing, Population growth and Copenhagen

The world could support 50 billion, a hundred billion people, but the world is not ready to put forth the effort that would take. The resources this would take are available. We could mine the solar system. There are unlimited resources there. The metals and hydrocarbons in outerspace are enough to last till the life of our Sun is spent.  Even if the human race were to last a billion years we could find the resources to power cities under the cities that already exist.We could build a mile high above and below the ground so that each and every city on Earth would house a hundred times their current populations. We could burn the coal and oil and sequester the CO2 under ground. We could build all the nuke power plants needed to build tunnels networks and grow hydroponic gardens to mass produce food, clothing, and other organic supplies needed to support the hundred billion souls, but the world is not ready to commit to such endeavors. There is 7,000 yrs worth of nuke power in ore and ocean water. If we ever get fusion down pat there is an endless supply of fusion material in ocean water, Moon soil, and possibly Mars and Mercury soils to last till the end of time. We have not even begun to tap solar power. Solar power alone could supply all the energy we need to support even 20 billion people. With unlimited power we could desalinate seawater till the end of time, but the world is not ready to commit to such endeavors. People talk in poor mouth fashion about the human race. It is sad...very sad. It is not whether we can do these things, it is are we ready to do these things, and when will we be ready do these things to provide for a future in which the world will be populated by 10 or maybe 20 billion people. The days of cheap energy may be coming to a close, but to say there will be days when energy will not be available to meet the needs of the human race is very short sighted to say the least. Some countries are already getting ready for a future in which their populations will double, triple and other countries will never be ready. These other countries' populations will suffer for the short sightedness of their leaders. You can bury your heads in the sand, but the future is coming no matter your denial.