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World Facts.

• In 1974 the worlds population was 4 billion thirteen years later, in 1987 it hit 5 billion.
• The world's population in 2009 is 6.767 billion and rising
• 22 per cent of the worlds population lives in China.
• By 2025 over two-thirds of the population will be living in areas of acute water shortage.
• Poverty affects 1 in every 5 people.
• In America the amount of food that they waste or dump would feed 49 million people for a year.
• Seven out of the ten most polluted cities in the world are in China.
• By 2015 Only 4 out of the world's 20 mega cities - cities with populations of over 10 million will be in the industrial nations.
• America may only have 5 per cent of the total population but it remains the worlds largest consumer of energy.
• Over 3 million people in the UK are living in fuel poverty - a number that is certain to rise as we approach Winter.
• By 2025 over 1.4 billion people will be over 65.

FACT: The demographics of the worlds population is undergoing a period of rapid change, a change that will see a significant proportion of the future growth in population coming from many of the developing countries. In sharp contrast, Europe, will see its share of the world's population falling to around 7 per cent as it's population declines by some 91 million.

Countries including, India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Zaire and Iran will be contributing most to our future population.

• By 2050 we could see a quarter of all living animals becoming extinct!
• Almost half of the total population or some 3 billion people live on under 2 dollars a day.
• Every three seconds a child in Africa dies of a totally preventable disease like Malaria.
• Outdoor air pollution is so bad in some of Chinas towns and cities that it kills some 100,000 people every year.
• 10.6 million children die every year from totally preventable diseases.
• There are 2.2 billion children in the world unfortunately 1 billion of these live in poverty.
• 1.4 billion people have no access to clean drinking water
• 26 per cent of all children under the age of five are underweight.
• In America over 30 per cent of the population are classified as obese
• By 2020 one in every four will face starvation!
• There are 39.5 million people who are affected with AIDS
• In 2005 over 15 million children were left orphaned as a direct result of AIDS
• 2.1 million people die every year from diseases associated with drinking contaminated water!
• For every tonne of product we buy it takes on average 10 tonnes to produce.
• The energy used to produce just one days junk mail in America is enough to heat 250,000 homes.

Energy Facts.

Did You Know:

• Just by using the "off the shelf" energy-efficient technologies available today, we could cut the cost of heating, cooling, and lighting our homes and workplaces by up to 80%.
• 16 million tonnes of CO2 are emitted into the atmosphere every day.
• Americans use 15 times more energy per capita than those in the developing countries.
• A glass bottle takes (apparently) 1 million years to decompose!
• In Hong Kong incidents of poor visibility arising from pollution has risen from 50 days in 1993 to 160 in 2005!
• Canada is the worlds 6th largest energy producer.
• In the UK boilers account for some 60 per cent of household emissions.
• Boilers that are over ten years old not only cost you money they are up to 30 per cent less efficient!
• The average household leaves 12 electrical appliances on standby everyday!
• 81 tons of Mercury are emitted into the atmosphere every year.
• 1 megawatt of wind power generates enough energy to power 250 three bedroomed homes.
• Every hour the sun showers the earth with more energy than the worlds entire population consumes in a whole year!
• Recycled paper saves 60 per cent energy vs. virgin paper.
• 90 per cent of UK gas will be imported by 2020
• Recycled glass saves 50% energy over virgin glass
• In the developed countries, 30 per cent of all CO2 emissions come from transport.
• Over 80 per cent of all energy used comes from fossil fuels! China is now the worlds largest mobile phone user.
• Wind Power is the fastest growing energy source in the world.
• The average American family uses an almighty 946 liters of water a day in Africa the average family uses just 23 liters.
• It takes 50 glasses of water to produce just 1 glass of orange juice.
• Only 2 per cent of the energy produced from a standard light bulb is light the rest is wasted as heat.
• 90 per cent of all UK waste is recoverable - it could be recycled, composted or used to generate energy.

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