> Depopulation is everyone's highest priority towards the third world. Which is utterly misguided if the motivation behind the goal is to conserve energy and r

> Depopulation is everyone's highest priority towards the third world. Which is utterly misguided if the motivation behind the goal is to conserve energy and resources. The population growth rate of first world countries is lower, however we consume far more resources per child than third world countries do. Calling for those countries to make drastic changes without examining and curtailing our own overuse of resources is problematic and irresponsible. Al Bartlett[1] addresses this in his engaging lecture[2] on population and energy. If the primary motivation is instead humanitarian, e.g. to raise the quality of life, then I am not knowledgeable enough to comment on it. [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Allen_Bartlett http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Allen_Bartlett [2]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZCm2QQZVYk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZCm2QQZVYk (The video's title is hyperbole and is not the title of the lecture, though the lesson is certainly important.)