• NPG
• August 15, 2022
• NPG Commentary
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Every year, NPG highlights the importance of Earth Overshoot Day. We also use the opportunity to stress how population size and growth must be a prominent part of any conversation about environmental sustainability and encourage more environmental organizations to fully recognize this. Human population is relevant. If our numbers continue to increase, we have no hope of ever preserving our natural resources or protecting our environment indefinitely into the futureAt the end of July, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released their Demographic Outlook: 2022 to 2052. Beginning with why the size of the U.S. population is relevant, the CBO notes: “The size of the U.S. population, as well as its age and sex composition, affect the economy and the federal budget. For example, the size of the working-age population affects the number of people employed; likewise, the