Are nations with low birth rates going to collapse due to a temporary bulge in the ranks of the elderly? On an overpopulated planet, this is an important question. Depopulation alarmists in numerous countries are pushing for baby bonuses or high immigration quotas in order to avoid getting into recovery from growth addiction. It’s all for the sake of maintaining perpetually increasing numbers of taxpayers, consumers and workers. This approach to demography is unsustainable and dangerous.
Dave Gardner and guest co-host Nandita Bajaj are joined by Jane O’Sullivan, lead author of the paper, Silver Tsunami or Silver Lining? Why we should not fear an ageing population. Jane explains why the fears propagated by alarmists are vastly exaggerated or ill-founded.
LINKS:
Silver Tsunami or Silver Lining?Why we should not fear an ageing populationLead author: Jane O’Sullivan
ABC’s RN Breakfast with Fran Kelly
Interview with MP Alan Tudge, Australia’s Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure
Some of Jane O'Sullivan's Writing:
Will Global Population Peak Below 10 Billion?
Five Myths About Population, Aging and Environmental Sustainability
World Population Prospects, 2019 – Good News or Bad
WWF Living Planet Report 2018 – “aiming higher”, but not on target
Aging Human Populations: Good for Us, Good for the Earth
The Overpopulation Podcast is produced by World Population Balance, a non-profit organization committed to alerting and educating that overpopulation is a root cause of resource depletion, species extinction, poverty, and climate change. Our mission is to chart a path for human civilization that – rather than causing greater misery – enables good lives on a healthy planet. We advocate and support a smaller, truly sustainable human population – through dramatic and voluntary reduction in birth rates.
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