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I do agree that population has gotten way out of hand.
I'm not saying we should give up on going green, but population control should be part of the process. They aren't mutually exclusive ideas. Perhaps we could research and determine an optimum global population and make that a big part of climate agreements. We should also develop a sustainable economic system, not one based on constant growth. That should also be a part of the discussion. Just focusing on fossil fuels and renewables isn't going to be successful. If that's all we do we're doomed. By doomed I mean the system will eventually crash, and people will probably be living like cave men. Or something close to it.
The global economy will double probably twice during this century. Population will probably reach 10 billion. Even if we cut fossil energy usage, develop renewables, energy demands will soar, our carbon footprint will still grow, finite resources will be used up, food and water will be big problems, and eventually we will be fighting over it all.
So yeah, population and sustainable economics are the key to the whole thing.