The fewer people there are, the less risk we face of heating up the planet. But, instead of accepting the natural decline in their populations, rich-country governments absorb more and more people to hold down wages and thereby grow faster.
有趣的是，这一争论的一个禁区是人口问题。人口数量越少，我们所面临的地球变热风险就越低。但是，与接受人口自然下降的事实相反，发达国家政府吸收越来越多的人口以降低工资从而刺激增长。