1. The chemical industry mobilized in the face of upheaval
1.1 Demographic challenges
Visit xx he century has been marked by extraordinary growth in the world's population, which has risen from 1.6 billion to 6.1 billion, an increase of 80% since 1950. And the world's population is set to continue growing. Based on the average fertility variant, the UN predicts that the world's population will reach 9 billion in 2040 and 9.3 billion in 2050. However, small but sustained variations in fertility rates can influence population size in the long term. For example, a high-fertility scenario in which fertility is half a child higher than the medium-fertility scenario gives a population of 10.9 billion in 2050.
Urbanization is another important trend. Over the...
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