Global population growth is now slowing rapidly: Will a falling population be better for the environment?

Andrew Taylor, Supriya Mathew

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Abstract

Right now, human population growth is doing something long thought impossible – it’s wavering. It’s now possible global population could peak much earlier than expected, topping 10 billion in the 2060s. Then, it would begin to fall.

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