Sport by Julian Linden
Premium Content  The first modern Olympic Games held in an odd-numbered year, Tokyo 2021 is going to be very different from all of the others. As the world s biggest multi-sports event, the level of planning that goes into running an Olympic Games is already mind-boggling but the extra biosecurity challenges caused by the global pandemic have elevated Tokyo to a whole new level of complexity. It may not appear that unusual to anyone casually watching events unfold on television, but rest assured, nothing on the ground at Tokyo 2021 will be close to normal. Foreign spectators have already been told they won t be allowed into Japan so they will have to stay at home while the decision on how many local fans can attend events is still pending - though one thing is already known: if they do get inside the stadiums, they ll have to keep quiet because singing and cheering isn t permitted.
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Why Population Growth Will Help the Planet
The Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo (tomlamela/iStock)
The world’s population is 7.8 billion people and rising. Just over 200 years ago, the total was not even 1 billion.
The pace of growth concerns environmentalists. In his recent Netflix documentary, A Life on Our Planet, David Attenborough details the damage: deforested jungles, polluted air, and oceans choked with plastic. He says population growth must come to a halt sooner rather than later.
The argument is logical: an extra person is an extra consumer and polluter. However, the link between environmental degradation and population growth is far from new, and those who declared we are bound to grow and consume beyond sustainable levels failed in their predictions.