Humanists have a scientific view of the world, and would not automatically blame science and technology for environmental problems. Societies must take responsibility for how we choose to use scientific and technological developments. Humanists have always supported birth control as an important contribution to reducing demands on the environment, and were active in helping set up United Nations birth control programmes Humanists share many of the above ideas with rational and concerned people of all beliefs. Most environmental charities, such as Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and the World Wide Fund for Nature, are non-religious, and are supported by people of all faiths and none. It would take 5.4 Earths to sustain the world's population if everyone lived like the average American.
Sustainable development is a fashionable phrase at the moment.
Find an example of an environmental problem in this week's news.