The factor that makes today's generation of "Under-30s" the single MOST POWERFUL generation (at such a young age) in the history of our species. Population momentum that could carry the whole of humankind to 15.8 billion worldwide by the end of this...
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The factor that makes today's generation of "Under-30s" the single MOST POWERFUL generation (at such a young age) in the history of our species. Population momentum that could carry the whole of humankind to 15.8 billion worldwide by the end of this century? That is population momentum - on steroids. What is the recipe for such momentum?
Half of a classical recipe is an enormous portion of the population that is less than 20 years old (which is already 50% throughout many of the world's poorest and least-developed nations). Note that members of this enormously large generation are now beginning to approach their 20th birthdays... and their childbearing years.
The other half of the recipe involves very high fertility rates. What happens if this rising generation follows, on average, exactly the same fertility decisions and pathways that currently prevail in their nations? And then there is a discussion of the potential implications of LIFE-EXTENSION and humankind's populatio
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