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@vicfroh linked article concludes "Whether one believes there are 8 billion too many or too few in our world, it is undeniable that the global rich’s consumption is unsustainable and detrimental to our planet. Therefore, addressing overconsumption, above overpopulation, is what is most vital for tackling climate change. "
There are already too many high consumers.
Reducing the population of billionaires would be helpful...
@vicfroh
There are no citations to back any of this up; it's all unsupported, and either speculation or spin in service of a political or social agenda.
@rdnielsen the best source of information for cases like this is usually @ourworldindata
@eliasp @rdnielsen @ourworldindata
Also am a brilliant visualization by Hans Rosling
https://youtu.be/hVimVzgtD6w
@realn2s @eliasp @ourworldindata
The visualizations are great, but Hans Rosling's initial point about preconceived notions is most on point regarding all the 'explanations' that are out there about declining fertility rates. From the roles and choices of women to the changing economic value of children, cell phones, endocrine disruptors, declining religiosity, the rise of the manosphere, climate change, and many others, people are flogging their personal bugbears as the answer.
@eliasp @ourworldindata
That doesn't address the assertions that we can sustainably double food production, or that population growth is driven by changes in healthcare and infant mortality.
@rdnielsen reasons for a decline in fertility/slowdown of population growth:
https://ourworldindata.org/global-decline-fertility-rate
Food production: if we would just shift from beef to other meat types or even better to a plant-based diet, we'd easily feed many many more people:
https://ourworldindata.org/global-land-for-agriculture
