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The problem I find with his argument is that, as far as I can see, developed nations, which are the most polluting, already have a really low birth rate.
That is true, most Americans(self included sadly) produce as much Co2 as some villages do in the 3rd world.
I think what he is getting at though is that nothing else we can do will have the impact that stopping population growth or putting it into negative numbers for a while would have. And i gotta agree, not only is it the easiest remedy, its one that keeps the planet the way humanity has loved it. Not destroyed and without nature. The fact we are going through an extinction period right now should be a wake up call to everyone that we have changed the natural balance beyond the tipping point.
Sadly its a very taboo topic, and i doubt anything will get done about it during this century. Not when you have religious leaders from all faiths telling their followers to pump out the babies as fast as we can.