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Population problems 'can be met' by engineering

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The pending population explosion is the biggest threat to humankind's survival, according to a new report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

The report's author, Head of Energy, Environment and Climate Change Dr Tim Fox, looks at whether governments are willing to find a solution.


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