Question

Why is the population not increased so fast in the developed countries

Answer 1

Many of the resources we need, such as fossil fuels and metals, are extracted in other parts of the world, and many goods consumed in New Zealand are now being produced in Asia and Latin America where labour is cheaper.

The emissions from the transport of those goods also takes place mainly outside New Zealand. The responsibility for these direct negative environmental effects from production activities in those regions therefore belongs to New Zealand.

In New Zealand itself many direct negative environmental effects of consumption such as air emissions from personal travel and waste from households are also increasing rapidly.