How many humans can the Earth sustain?

The Eckernförde branch of the Schleswig-Holstein University Society is hosting a series of lectures at the Schleswig-Holstein Artists’ House otte1.

On Wednesday, 17 September 2025, at 7 p.m., Prof. Dr. Volkmar Helbig from the Institute for Experimental and Applied Physics at Kiel University will give a lecture in german, entitled: Wieviel „Mensch“ verträgt die Erde? – How many humans can the Earth sustain?

Since 1972, when the Club of Rome published its report on ‘The Limits to Growth’, we have known that our planet’s resources are finite in all areas. This necessarily limits the number of people who can live on it. In his lecture, Professor Helbig will attempt to convey a sense of the order of magnitude of the number of people who can populate the Earth in the long term with sustainable economic activity by considering various aspects – energy, food, raw materials, environmental influences, etc.

The lecture will take place at the Künstlerhaus Schleswig-Holstein, Ottestraße 1, 24340 Eckernförde.
Admission: Non-members €5. Members of all sections, school pupils, students and trainees free of charge.
Admission: from 6.30 p.m.