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>feed a world of 9 billion How does the book suggest to maintain this population in a way that isn't immoral? Does this book's plan work with 90 billion people
by vortico 7y ago
>feed a world of 9 billion
How does the book suggest to maintain this population in a way that isn't immoral? Does this book's plan work with 90 billion people?
- simongray 7y agoIf current population growth estimates are to be believed, the world population is projected to peak at around 12 billion people. The fertility rates in large parts of the world (North America, Europe, East Asia) are already below replacement level and others around the world are falling. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projections_of_population_growth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projections_of_population_grow...
- vortico 7y agoYes, that is because the growth estimates assume that we live in a world where scarcity problems are not solved.
- StringEpsilon 7y agoIs there a moral alternative to a 9, 10 or 12 billion population? Actively reducing the population of the planet is tricky, if you don't want to wait for it to flatten / fall off naturally. And stuff like Chinas one child policy is both hard to enforce and takes time to take effect. So you might still peak over your target population. It's also questionable if such a policy is moral in itself.