As we grow older we think about all the potential issues within the world. Many different things may come to mind when we think of the future, our children’s futures as they become adults, the children whom are not even born yet and our future as we grow old. We also think about what the world has already overcome and what we still need to overcome. Some choices society has made have been positive, some negative. What is the largest problem we may face in the future and how will this impact us? The increase of population will affect the world over the next ten to twenty years by increased carbon dioxide emissions, employment opportunities will be reduced and the increase of poverty.
Carbon dioxide emissions will increase which will put our recourses at jeopardy. As we all know, humans need oxygen to live. Burning of fossil fuels, such as oil, coal and gas, increase the carbon dioxide within the air and reducing the oxygen levels. Our dependence on fossil fuels combined with the global issue of climate change alternatives need to be used (Writers, 2007). To reduce emissions the population can turn to solar power, wind power and geothermal energy.
With the population growing more people are in need of income but employment opportunities within the U.S. are decreasing. Statistics show only Latin America is the only country reporting healthy job markets, while the U.S., Japan and Europe have higher unemployment rates (Business Recorder, 2012). With population rising all over the world, all countries will need to figure out how to produce money for society. One might think that increasing public spending by just 1 percent may improve the job rates.
As the population grows and employment opportunities drop the poverty level will increase because families will not be able to afford luxuries. As families are unable to obtain employment they will begin to cut costs and