[wmiddlemas]

I think everyone is promoting this concept because it is the only really long term solution. Without a radical depopulation of the earth, all other measures are just "thumbs in a dyke about to burst !" A population of 1-2 billion would be sustainable. At that population technological advances in food production, medicine and technology in general could raise the living standards of all the emerging and third world countries. Wars would be reduced because scarce resources could be better distributed and shared. As I said before, an agressive and effective world-wide family planning program would quickly reduce the world's population withing a few generations.

Let's face it the developing world is not going to cut back on carbon emissions and use of dirty fuels--- wealthy countries are not even doing it so how can we expect emerging countries to do it? Depopulation is the only realistic solution.