declining population

A recent study of birth rates suggests that population growth may stall by 2050, and that by 2100 there may be as few as 6 billion people on Earth. If present trends continue, the world's population would increase to 8.6 billion by mid-century before falling by over 2 billion by the end of the century, according to a research commissioned by the non-profit organisation The Club of Rome. A declining human population will help the planet's environment a little, but it won't be the primary element in resolving…