Overpopulation is the world's most serious environmental problem. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

There is currently a contentious argument over whether the worst environmental issue is that there are too many

citizens

in the

world

. I totally agree with

this

opinion because as a tremendous amount of people populate

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the earth,

this

accelerates global warming and deforestation. The

first

reason why I believe that overpopulation is the most undesirable environmental problem is that it contributes to the

world

becoming warmer and warmer. The more

citizens

dwell in one place, the more garbage is dumped. The trash is usually burned, and more carbon dioxide, the major culprit of global warming, is released

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the atmosphere.

For instance

, the population in Osaka, the largest city in the western part of Japan, is nearly twice as large as it was 30 years ago. The natural consequence is that the amount of trash burned there has sharply risen.

As a result

, the annual average temperature there is now 4.5℃ higher. The

second

reason why I suppose that too large a population in the

world

is the worst issues relating to the environment is that it makes the problem of deforestation worse. A larger number of

citizens

mean a higher demand for the land where they can live, and

then

larger areas of forests are transformed into places where more accommodations are constructed.

For example

, Tokyo is the capital of Japan and attracts people from other parts of Japan who search for jobs.

This

has led to a higher demand for lands in which houses to accommodate them are built, resulting in hundreds of acres of forests there vanishing. In conclusion, I strongly believe that overpopulation is the worst issue concerning the environment.

This

is because it is the root cause of both global warming and deforestation. As the

world

population is projected to continue to increase, governments all over the

world

should educate their

citizens

about the importance of preventing environmental degradation.