Slow the growth, save the world? Why declining birth rates need not mean an end to prosperity
Slow the growth, save the world? Why declining birth rates need not mean an end to prosperity
www.theguardian.com Slow the growth, save the world? Why declining birth rates need not mean an end to prosperity
The pursuit of eternal growth is toxic, campaigners say. The economy, and the planet, can thrive with fewer people
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Impact is equal to population times affluence times technology.
Decreasing human population can help to decrease impact, as long as the smaller population doesn't disproportionately increase its resource use (affluence x technology)
Tech is culture dependent though. You could theoretically go below 1 if it's used wisely. For example vertical farms are less wasteful. But if course that doesn't help if you're buying a new phone every year.