One quarter of the world's mammal species are threatened with extinction ,
Foxy,
With some luck that'll be the useless human drug abusers.

IF my detractors have the time lets look at the rise in population after the industrial revolution took place
Then consider the requested constant growth we are told keeps us fed and housed and our economy running
OK so far? we know if we can add up, the increase in population is far far faster now, than the first 50 years after the industrial revolution
We even know it is going, without change, be far faster in the next 50 years
Who would have thought?
Those mathematics could lead to a charge of racism?
Parts of the world are over populated
Soon, far too soon, it all will be
Any one care to forecast what this country,s largest population will be, even can be?
Constant growth is a lemming march to our very own cliff edge

Dear Foxy,

Absolutely right - as usual. You are the gilded light of knowledge on OLO's The Forum. We need more of you and less of the others - nudge nudge wink wink know who I mean.

What some commentators are now asking is whether or not the idea of sustainability per se is actually sustainable. From my research on the environmental sociology of water I'm thinking the answer to date is a definite NO.

World population growth is slowing, as it goes through the Demographic Transition:

https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/

Fertility around the world is declining as women's rights improve and they have access to the birth control methods that they have desired for decades. Women's education is improving, so women marry later and have fewer children. Agricultural technologies are improving, so more can be grown with less labour, particularly women's. World populations are maintained more by longer life expectancy and less by the number of births. Europe's populations are stable or declining. India is approaching its population maximum, and China may already have reached that point, before their populations keep ageing longer, and eventually start to decline:

https://ourworldindata.org/fertility-rate

But stick to your prejudices and bigotry if you prefer.

Joe

Take the S off loudmouth then your link will work
This bigot will not bother reading it however
Time changes most things and will take this debate to new levels and make it number one for most of us world wide
In time we will learn growth is only making it worse and a better life for every one, comes from controlling population

Thank you, Belly:

http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/

http://ourworldindata.org/fertility-rate

Joe