Global Population Is Declining and That’s Okay

The article body contradicts the title: <i>global population will peak at around 9.7 billion people in 2064</i><p>There&#x27;s a big difference between &quot;is currently declining&quot; and &quot;is growing, but projected to start declining in 44 years&quot;.<p>In fact, a quick skim of <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Projections_of_population_growth" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;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 &#x27;one child per woman&#x27; policy would get the population down to sustainable levels in just a few generations, without having to resort to genocides or other drastic measures.