1) The population is expected to cap off before we ever reach a population at which the bottom 50% consume as much as the top 1% at current rates. In fact,the p

1) The population is expected to cap off before we ever reach a population at which the bottom 50% consume as much as the top 1% at current rates. In fact,the population is expected to never reach a value where the bottom 50% then consume as the top 1% does now, at current rates. That is, we don't expect the population to ever double. 2) The longterm equilibrium state is not relevant when the concern is about pressing climate concerns for this current century.