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Henri Leridon, « Chair in Sustainable Development - Environment, Energy and Society », La lettre du Collège de France, ID : 10.4000/lettre-cdf.750
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Extracts from the inaugural lecture: “Exactly 40 years ago, we experienced an event that was both unique and decisive in the history of mankind […]: the world population growth rate reached an all-time high – 2% per year – before falling back again quite rapidly. “[…] How can we be sure that a rate of 2% had never been achieved in the past? Because we can apply the laws of demography, most of which were established between 1920 and 1960. Let me begin with the simplest law. In a “closed” popul...