Closely this impact was bad and good so that we can week an informed decision about your choices how welcome to equal india that one way of tackling the problem of overconsumption and the subsequent winston generally is for people to work with the environment where they live the people in our next story live in a remote region of india with extreme climatic conditions its not easy to make a living and transporting the regular supply of food and other essential uses a lot of energy in their bid to help the end by small sustainably growing wild petit a potential before providing them with a new source of nutrition and. Conditions are cool up here in the mountain desert of long haul speedy in the indian state of him. Winter is approaching that you realize 4000 meters above sea level and temperatures can drop really below freezing in winter. Conditions here can be harsh and Climate Change is making things much harder 2 years ago heavy snow fell in september by being out of. Part of the harvest farmer priem chand is 84 years old he says life here used to be quite different. In the past the better circle was fairly predictable that we were no one time and there was no trouble with water so it was only travelling from one village to another was a problem as it isnt going on among the school. People here are cut off from the outside world for 6 months every winter during that time they have to live off whatever they have produced in the summer if the harvest of potatoes peas or barley is poor the farmers cant sell as much so some people have started picking Sea Buckthorn berries or jeremiah as theyre known here on your super you will know its only been the medicine men that have used them or on the local mall didnt put them in the mideast for video. Or. We had no idea or knowledge about the berries ourselves but the norse is called we dont know anything about their medicine the properties or any of the uses. We just thought they were a vile fruit. You. Once a remedy used to treat altitude sickness high Blood Pressure ulcers and bone conditions today see buckthorn is considered a super food the berries are in high demand among indias urban middle class and they are plentiful up here making them an ideal source of extra income the shrub also plays a key role in preserving the landscape. Or is this just found in abundance across the malias across and many other areas too much of progress make the environment here is very fragile and croon to soil erosion. Helps to preserve it by stopping the soil from eroding which protects the wildlife and thats just one part of the story reason. Why i left it off to you within this ng has spent 30 years studying sea booked on the 1st scientists in india to do so at a Research Center in lahore and hes breeding new where right is that are more suitable for farming the idea is to increase the use of Sea Buckthorn and maximize its potential those caught fruit in the fruit and the leaves are extremely rich in vitamins amino acid fatty acid and polyphenols. Nor the plant in the world possesses such a rich composition of compounds pretty issued the amount of vitamin c. Present in c. But is 4 times what is present in the indian gooseberry for example. 3000. 00 tonnes of seed both on are sold every year in india and the scientists believes that the demand could double over the next 5 years many areas have yet to realize the shrubs economic potential. Im sure c. R. Is looking to change that with her start up working within the sing and supported by Government Institute shes developed and marketed a range of Sea Buckthorn products including fruit piri and fresh juice. Meijer levy actors or you know Marketing Agency for taking these producers and at the same Time Products also into the market the specific industries where they fit in basically so we plug in different at those and different kind of existing technologies and make sure that i did from the harvesting do the deliver time that the product reaches the customers or the businesses in the right place and it reaches in no particular we order in hands do nope quality we basically so that is what the person made shores. The start of works closely with pharma producer organizations known as if deals one of them is led by 81 year old former teacher be deeper she he represents the interests of 150. 00 small holders in marketing the berries the farmers have long since recognized the benefits of seabrook tone. Or is called would remember when we were with the process involved. And we far most hardly have to do much work with. We dont have to deal. With the gated who argued with manure. And yet were reaping the benefits because were bored over there or. The farmers used to sell their berries to intermediaries for less than 20 rupees a kilo and even that price wasnt guaranteed now my selling them to the f. B. O. They get 4. 00 times the price for their produce so each farmer earns an extra 40000. 00 rupees per season in addition to what they get for their other crops this is the marked on flourishes in the cold desert landscape which covers more than 40 percent of the matter predation the shrub is hardy it can cope with drought and temperatures as low as minus 43. 00 degrees celsius for the farmers it has the potential to become a cornerstone of their income and because the seabrook torn is also good for the ecosystem its a definite win for the region seem not congruent is not only in the him ali and clinton but also in many parts of central asia and even the arctic over millennia its spread all the way to the alps in Central Europe and the costs of the lot and the baltic sea. See about corn is also farmed in germany but in the past 4 years theres usually undemanding plant has begun to struggle. See buckthorn is basically our life philosophy or company philosophy. This area. In the north of germany used to be covered in Sea Buckthorn the lemon of the no as locals call it but now families like punch better sounding. For over the past 5 or 6 years weve noticed that more and more Sea Buckthorn shrubs are dying at 1st there were just isolated cases maybe one or 5 shrubs but the last 2 to 3 years its been really extreme. Vast areas that were covered in buckthorn are just dying off. Its not exactly clear whats killing the shrubs with its northern climate and favorable soils Sea Buckthorn used to thrive in the area around. But thats changed function is working with research has to find out whats happening to its plantations. The researcher checks the question is there problems usually begin to affect the plant from inside many dry out. But why its still a mystery. Here to us. That the weather will no doubt have had a massive impact in recent years. So also obviously. At the moment it doesnt look like were dealing with any kind of new previously unknown pathogen or disease. It seems to be a complex of different factors all working together. Samples of Sea Buckthorn from all over germany are being examined for possible causes the German FederalResearch Center for cultivated plants is running tests to try to save the plant our hypothesis is. How a major role of hunger this is complex. Its quite likely that we are climate influenced but there are certainly other factors that need to be investigated like forms of. The effect or other. Like cultural practices. The harvest ended in september previously function better collected around 80. 00 to 90. 00 tons of berries this year he got only 110th of his normal harvest. This freezer is usually filled with contain is. Putting this kind on your freezer could be fuller given the time of year. But im not thinking about it too much at the moment for now well just process the berries that we havent turned them into a good product and if i want to run out well have to see where we go from there. See backs on berries have a long history in the last germanys 1st ever plantation was here the berries are tart fruity and have a strong flavor and soon became popular in germany and theyre a powerhouse of vitamin c c bucks on oil is used in a wide range of food and Beauty Products and in attritional supplements mind you its my favorite is the juice its the most versatile product. Whats also nice is honey with Sea Buckthorn and Sea Buckthorn chili mustard as productive to save the local plantations researchers want to do an experiment they will plant 8 different varieties of Sea Buckthorn here most of them from the elves and then study how they cope with the local ecosystem. Will be investigating whether these other varieties develop the same kinds of problems we see in the local shrubs. It may be that some of these other varieties are more robust and better suited to cultivation here in northern germany over the long term. Full fam is the Experiment Office the hope that theyll be able to continue their production or that a solution will be found to restore. Part of that might involve new farming practices or organic supplements to bring the nordic lemon back to life. Now when he begin to talk about the impact on the planet population is one of the factors of the list its being blamed for global default a station shortage of resources among many. India for example has the worlds 2nd largest population of china. But is there not a way to examine this problem just looking at. Lets find out. In the time you watch this almost a 1200 people would have been added to our population. Breathing the same oxygen sharing the same space and creating more and more Greenhouse Gases. Worries about the population are bad we need to address much more aggressively the population part of the equation if we keep norine Exponential Population rise nature reduce human population for us is this the whole story. About nature where this. Is just too pretty trivial. How many is really too many and what does the also have to do with frozen food. Lets start at the very beginning when multifuel around meant security in an insecure show on the indian subcontinent for example china get the full also 1st suggested that widows quickly find new husbands and during the month the increase in population was celebrated as it meant more people could work on a farm and produce more food for the roman emperors were no different in some cases passing laws to promote early marriage and frequent childbirth so that armies could stay up to strength. Life was mostly about blocking babies and setting up new colonies until the number of people started becoming a visible problem. In the 18th century british economists started ringing alarm bells ok ancient history lesson. In more modern times the feel exploited by the publication of a book called the population bomb its author an american biologist won the western world of the conditions he had seen in new delhi. Overpopulation will soon blamed for everything from poor Resource Management to destroying the environment. Some countries began experimenting with moderately and political. Control. China became the poster child and its one child policy resulted in a disaster gender imbalance and like other control measures in asia it was eventually repealed but the enemy had been identified as. So what exactly is overpopulation. It is defined by carrying capacity a slightly complicated concept which basically means the number of individuals in ecosystems resources like food water and space can sustain indefinitely but demographers have consistently got it wrong. There almost. Because we have. Natural resources. So were not quite sure what the odds carrying capacity is because the variables are constantly changing one things for sure its not the population element thats going to be the problem. Already in the developed world the population has largely stabilized or begun to decline and the developing world is on track to follow. Education and access to contraception are driving the numbers down even if cities dont look like it yet. Is deception the crowded in there. Is planners havent really taken into account population growth and have a new way and then theres the 2nd point which is actually a kind of bigger impacts on the environment and a link to consumption. So i could say. As seen around the world consumption unlike population is on an exponential price. If we look at the levels of consumption across different contexts. Globally across cities within cities are highly highly any. Ok so lets then look at how we are consuming resources and that equation. Every year researchers look at the earths annual resource budget and calculate at what point he was that. If we look at this by country the differences are startling many nations in the middle east and west exhaust the budget in the 1st quarter while a few countries like india dont overshoot yet. It will come with. India. And correspondingly how much Carbon Dioxide we entered on the world is different to in 2018 an indian family of 4 had a Carbon Footprint of less than 8 tons an American Family of 4 in the same year came in at almost 70. And so shouldnt we have done me looking at who is consuming and how much instead of simply counting the number of people. One. The 1st studies to compare global emissions involved over 200 diverse researchers and policymakers the result called project draw down published a definitive list on reducing our impact we deal very complex models we didnt know what they would be i had a strong hunch of what the top 10 would be and i was clearly wrong and all the rest of us were wrong. Yes you have that right the way we keep things cool is one of our worst offenses against the planet our air conditioners in reference to largely emmet Greenhouse Gases much stronger than Carbon Dioxide when cooling like transporting frozen goods. The project estimates that changing to more efficient cooling could save 5 times more emissions than if all cars became electric. Another big one on the list is something we can all individually do something about. Almost a 3rd of our missions go to the food system to waste nothing. No one can really deny that the human population has an impact on the environment but right now wealthier countries emmetts so much carbon that even. In the global south want to significantly impact the rate of Climate Change also loring consumption sounds weird easier than deciding whether that many people should or shouldnt exist to say theres too many people is sort of. Kindness to a person you know which person thinks are too many. Its time to change the narrative away from the easy to blame visual problem of population to the more hidden and dangerous concerns of waste and overconsumption. We try to answer the biggest questions concerning Climate Change today. In metropolis and around the world traffic is one of the major causes of. Part of the worlds population who live in urban areas by 2050 according to the un expected to only get worse city authorities the world works in changing the infrastructure in germany capital berlin and developing projects in the in making the city greener and smarter. Or limit livable is best achieved with the help of people who live here where hes in new technology to contribute to a better understanding of traffic. I would like to see the city authorities and the general public taking care of the trees in the. City. The streets of berlin are increasingly busy with cars cyclists pedestrians. Take a left gets around by bike. Its really nuthin i know. And i dont want to live in a noisy polluted concrete jungle but i want to live in a city where people chat on the pavements and dont have to shout at one another over the roar of porches was a pass to porter. The platform fix my berlin was set up a year ago for the city Cycling Community it allows users to see for example where theres a new bypass where a new one is planned it already has a 50. 100 users the idea is to put pressure on urban planning authorities if i. Already said planning a new bicycle boulevard or new bike racks the public can say whether they approve of the plans. So you can see whats possible what the public sees as a priority and what it sees as less urgent and where there is less demand. 8 people now work for the startup its office is in city lab or land a shared work space for people developing projects and ideas to make berlin greener and smarter. The city levison a city labs a Public Innovation Lab coat run Biotechnology Foundation and the berlin state we focus on the future of berlin as a digital city and we develop a range of products designed to make this city more livable. Berlin population increases by about 20000 a year according to forecasts the city will be home to some 4000000 people by 2030. How can traffic be reduced how can traffic flow be diverted to reduce congestion and pollution. These are questions that a group of scientists also based in city lab are land are seeking to answer with the help of Data Collected by traffic cameras. Lets take a busy balanced each as an example a street you think would be quite dangerous for cyclists. Would look at that your checked aries see if they often need to overtake trucks and buses say and see if that could be quite high risk of. Their findings could be used by urban planners to redesign busy cross roads for example. Traffic patterns are constantly in flux recent months have seen a 25 percent rise in cyclists on berlins streets when the pandemic hit the city created a number of pop up cycling paths. But the fix my berlin team say theres still a lot of work to be done. To understand i mean. Compared to other cities the mayor and the City Government arent very invested in cycling policy. In paris and london its a political priority at the water. And. Perhaps not yet but the visionaries at city lab are working hard to get berlin up to speed. That so many people are rising around the world to make a positive impact on