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> Ultimately consumption is a function of population. Consumption is a function of economic policy and wealth/lifestyle. For example, we consume more oil than

> Ultimately consumption is a function of population. Consumption is a function of economic policy and wealth/lifestyle. For example, we consume more oil than china but have 1 billion less people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_oil_consumption https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_oil_consu... India has 1 billion more people and we pretty much consume everything more than them. The same goes for Africa. Considering that china is moving towards a consumption based economy and india/africa/ASEAN/etc are desperately trying to follow suit, we are looking to add about 5 billion people to the wealthy western lifestyle in the coming decades. It will certainly increase wealth, but can the earth sustain that many people living the "good" life?

jelliclesfarm 7y ago
No, the earth cannot sustain ‘good life’ consumption for even the existing population. If we learnt anything from this covid crisis, it should be exponential growth can be devastating. And that we must flatten the curve. Be it the virus or global population, it’s the same thing.