Quote Originally Posted by bae View Post
So that model multiplies the load-per-individual by the number-of-individuals to come up with the total load for the population, then compares to the Earth's capabilities.

Fewer people, less total load...
Is that how that particular model is constructed? I'm not challenging.. just asking. I'm not an engineer, so help me understand whether or not a "footprint" model like this could compute one's footprint on an individual level as well: in other words, calculate the degree to which you are returning to the earth just what you extracted and no more.

I agree that the birth date (and the declining mortality rate) are not helping.. I'm not arguing that. But I also agree with Charles Eisenstein that sometimes the population argument is a red herring, and that we need the two-pronged solution of the birth rate and mortality rate matching up better as well as drastically reducing consumption.

http://charleseisenstein.net/concern...s-the-problem/