The "nomenclatura" have us at it again. That that is labeled "global warming" is but an effect of the crisis, not the root cause. Whilst we have a name for this event(s) that is but a sign of the actuality, we are doomed to failure.

The actuality is over-breeding.

Like any parasite, our greedy presence is destroying the host. Simply put, if we are to survive, we must skip a generation or three - or go the way of the dinosaur.

Sapper,

Not quite right, but I understand where you are coming from.

The kafuffle is about "Anthropogenic Global Warming" (AGW) - not global warming per se. Your issue then becomes one of cause and effect.

Global Warming (or climate change) has been happening for eons. The difference – and hence root cause of our present dilemma – is that it is anthropogenic in origin i.e. human induced climate change – it is not about natural variability.

The effect is increased Green House Gas (GHG) emissions.

“Over-breeding” has not caused the problem. China and India’s population did not cause the problem – it was the industrialised (and educated?) “West”. Aside: there is a lag effect to temperature increases and GHG concentrations – hence we really can blame the West.

Is it not a truism that educated “breed” (or have fewer off-spring) less than the uneducated? Some would say the problem then becomes one of the uneducated becoming educated – I don’t agree with this notion and I suspect you in your previous life would not either – people or institutions with power may disagree and see it as a problem.

In the process however, “they” too are becoming more like us and expect the same standard of living and thus are driving more GHG emissions.

It is also a truism that we greedy west are driving countries like China and India to produce more for us, with increased GHG emissions as a consequence.

I agree, our greedy presence is destroying the host.
In the end, population numbers will equilibrate to a stable optimum, how it does that will be determinant on what our species does to adapt and mitigate against AGW.
Simply put, if we are to survive, we have to really understand the concept and put into practice, environmental sustainability.

Someone has to pay for my social welfare payment, can’t do that if we skip a generation or three.

davsab, no worries, your dole will be paid regardless a level of so-called “industrialisation in Australia".

The question is not changing unchangeable but adaptation to natural changes