Overpopulation and its Relation to Environmental Damages

We have a crisis. The growth of the human population has peaked, which in turn contributes to a severe escalation of environmental and ecological concerns. However, the issue that I would like to address is not solely regarding environmental damages; my focus will be centered on the creation of a certain power that allows atrocities to nature to occur as the consequence of our ever expanding population. I am not concerned here, then, to explain what overpopulation is; instead, the focal points to this rhetoric are, environmental damages caused by corporations as a consequence of rising population. Keep in mind, for the sake of this essay, when I refer to overpopulation, I merely just mean rising population. I will begin by explaining how companies obtain their power through supplying the growing demand as a result of overpopulation. Then, I will illustrate few examples of environmental damages caused by corporations. Lastly, incorporating Ulrich Beck’s ideas on cosmopolitans and risk society, I will explain how corporations become too powerful and manipulate political decision-making process to their advantage. In brief, this essay offers insight as to how companies obtain their power, affect the environment, and alter political decision making: consequences of overpopulation.