Read the following statements. In response, state ‘True’, ‘False’ or ‘Uncertain’ and explain why.

(a) The connection between population growth and environmental damage is undeniable. More people cause increasing damage to the environment.

(b) It is inadequate to identify the ‘optimal’ level of population solely in terms of its correspondence to the maximum real per capita output (such as L, in, p.97 Figure 6.1).

Figure 6.1

(c) The modern environmental crisis is predominantly a consequence of affluence or increased level of per capita consumption.

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