Population growth and increasing extraction and consumption of natural resources are phenomena that feed each other in a vicious cycle. Note, however, that carb

Population growth and increasing extraction and consumption of natural resources are phenomena that feed each other in a vicious cycle. Note, however, that carbon emission per capita in the US is twice that of China and 8 times that of India [1]. And then you should also take into account that western countries have essentially externalized their carbon emissions to Asian and African countries by moving their manufacturing operations there. The "very comfortable world" you're describing cannot exist without those billions of poor people slaving away in sweatshops so us westerners can be comfortable. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_di...