Technological Advancements In The 11th Hour

A point that was made in the film, “The 11th Hour” is that without technological advancements the earth would not be able to sustain more than a couple million people. The more technology advances the more people we are to feed, clothe, and sustain on this planet. “We continue to grow, we continue to expand, we continue to demand more and more resources and many of them are simply non-renewable. We demand more technology and more consumer goods. We need more food to feed ourselves and our dependence on fossil fuels is still prevalent” (Class notes, Lecture 8). I agree with this point, because today in the world there are millions and millions of individuals living on Earth, not all of them have food, water, shelter or the essentials in order
People are getting removed from what they call home because they do not have the means to fight back for their land, the rich and powerful are using their means to get what they want. They are eventually getting rid of the natural world and are destroying the homes of many people as well as many types of species that live in these lands. The 11th Hour talks about deforestation, trees are getting cut down in forest, these trees are homes to many species of animals, they are eventually going to become extinct. “Deforestation in the Amazon has long been a major global issue for environmentalists and others concerned about indigenous people” (Payne, p.131). The Amazon River in Brazil, hold many indigenous people and many species that are unique to Brazil, f the trees keep getting cut down, there will be no forest and many will have lost their homes. The Amazon rainforest is estimated to be disappearing at the rate of 3 million acres a year” (Payne, p. 135). Technology needs to slow down and allow Earth to catch up, the environment is diminishing due to the technological advancements that