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Humans have some success in changing their behavior, for example in moving from 5-6 children per family to 2. That change has staved off much more catastrophic
by sgustard 10y ago
Humans have some success in changing their behavior, for example in moving from 5-6 children per family to 2. That change has staved off much more catastrophic effects of population growth and its impact on climate. But it needed technology advances to happen first, namely birth control.
Various other environmental advances have happened through technology without requiring behavioral changes: removing lead from gasoline, removing CFCs from aerosols and so on.
- guftagu 10y agoPeople not living in the developed world still average much more than 2 children. I think the number is reducing there but it has a way to go to reach average 2 per family.
- henrikschroder 10y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_fertility_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_fertility_rate We're globally at 2.36 births per woman, it dropped below 3.0 in the 90's. We'll probably reach world population stagnation in the 2050's.
- taneq 10y agoAnd we're in the process of rapidly developing the 'undeveloped' world. It's not unreasonable to assume that within 50 years everyone on the planet will live in 'first world' conditions.