Are eight billion humans too many for planet Earth? As we reach this milestone on November 15, most experts say the bigger problem is the over consumption of resources by the wealthiest residents
The global population will breach the symbolic level of 8 billion on November 15, according to the UN. The milestone comes as questions are increasingly being raised about the measures needed to adapt to global warming, as well as about how humanity consumes Earth's resources. Image: Richard A. Brooks / AFP