The concern that fewer people mean fewer demands on resources (fish, farmland, fossil fuels) and thus less climate change provides an ecological argument for depopulation, but human ingenuity—not depopulation—is the key to saving the planet.
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Nicholas EberstadtEvidence Quote
“it's not clear to me that uh that depopulation is uh is the key to saving the planet though I think that human Ingenuity is the key to saving the planet”
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The Coming Global Depopulation | Nicholas Eberstadt | John Bonython Lecture— Centre for Independent StudiesCreated: 8/10/2026, 11:59:08 PM
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