Subject: Re: It's happening
Well, I'll be dipped. Something we agree on. I would add that population growth (and third world modernization) is at the top of the list of significant emitters of CO2.
The way to fix overpopulation is prosperity. Not dumping on religion or promoting abortion.
The fact is that as China and India - the world's two most populous countries - gain prosperity their birth rates are declining.
https://www.reuters.com/world/...
China's population drops for second year, with record low birth rate
Summary
China's population drops 0.15% y/y in 2023
Birth rate at new low, death rate at highest since 1974
Total new births drop 5.7% to 9.02 mln
Total deaths rise 6.6% to 11.1 mln
https://economictimes.indiatim...
Falling fertility rates have left India staring at the spectre of looming demographic challenges that have caused big problems for other Asian powerhouses like China and Japan.
But back to Europe.
The natives over there are also being told they should expect to freeze in the winter Because Climate Change.