The rate of growth will decrease, but the total population will increase. Particularly in Western countries, where the impoverished immigrate to, and where peop

The rate of growth will decrease, but the total population will increase. Particularly in Western countries, where the impoverished immigrate to, and where people have a larger carbon footprint. Plus there's no guarantee it will shrink. > resource consumption Technological innovation is such that we'd be increasingly more efficient with our resource use.