Environment & Energy

with absolutely no proof that this statement is fact.

Also built in is that "reducing the number of children to support the older generations" was always going to cause "a breakdown". Yes, declining populations around the globe is happening ( look at Russia, Japan, etc ). Our population is only increasing due to immigration, which Trump is trying to reverse. Yes, this means the old model is not sustainable. However, it doesn't mean a global depression is on the way... just a change in how we address things ( like housing, energy production, etc ). It may not be that we need an ever increasing population of working age adults and consumers to maintain a healthy economy.

Is there risk ahead... yup. Climate change is still happening. Humans have only flourished on this planet in times that have been favorable to our agriculture. Change that and we run the risk of starving 90 percent of the planet. We have yet to see the impacts of Climate Change. I don't know if we have time ( or will ) to not only slow it down, but reverse it to the point where we control the climate.