> a shrinking human population will be good for the planet as a whole. Of course it will, that is not what governments are worried about. The problem with a s

> a shrinking human population will be good for the planet as a whole. Of course it will, that is not what governments are worried about. The problem with a shrinking population is shrinking tax revenue, shrinking GDP, and worst of all for anything corporate, shrinking consumer spending. Perhaps a cynical view but the worrying at Davos has nothing to do with planet Gaia or Humanity as a whole.