Raya Muttarak is a Professor of Demography, Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy. 

Population and Climate Change: Decent Living for All without Compromising Climate Mitigation

Houses and parked cars in Jerteh, Terengganu, Malaysia, 2020. Pok Rie
Raya Muttarak (right) collecting data for a survey focusing on climate change adaptation in Thailand. Phang Nga, Thailand, 12 March 2013.

A rise in the demand for energy linked to increasing incomes should not be justification for keeping people in poverty solely to avoid an escalation in emissions and its effects on climate change.