The article body contradicts the title: <i>global population will peak at around 9.7 billion people in 2064</i><p>There's a big difference between "is currently declining" and "is growing, but projected to start declining in 44 years".<p>In fact, a quick skim of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projections_of_population_growth" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projections_of_population_grow...</a> reveals a peak in 2064 is among the lower estimates, with most projections showing continued growth up to 2100.
The growth is slowing but the global population is still growing significantly.<p>I think this is the most important issue we have and it is a root cause of climate change and environmental damage.<p>The projected decline cannot occur soon enough in that respect and ideally we should aim at having a global plan to <i>reduce</i> population but that is politically, and economically, explosive.
A 'one child per woman' policy would get the population down to sustainable levels in just a few generations, without having to resort to genocides or other drastic measures.