Global birth rates going below replacement level (as in Europe, but not in many other places in the world) would be the best news ever. > While the world is ex

Global birth rates going below replacement level (as in Europe, but not in many other places in the world) would be the best news ever. > While the world is expected to add more than 3 billion people by 2100, according to the United Nations, that’ll likely be the high point. Falling fertility rates and aging populations will mean serious challenges that will be felt more acutely in some places than others. Right now, it is well beyond any sustainable level (CO2, habitat, pollution). More people, and more living at higher standards (and it would be inhumane). Sure, we can eat vegan, and have solar panels, but it is not enough (there is a huge baseline consumption and waste generation). How? Higher education for women and easy (free, educated, socially approved) access to education, especially in poor countries. Often I hear "oh, but in 1970s people were afraid that the current population would be too much, and you see - they were wrong!". Sadly, in the last 50 years, we wiped most animals. And brought the plastic mayhem. Vide: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/30/humanity-wiped-out-animals-since-1970-major-report-finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/30/humanity...