Well yes, it's always been true that over-population will cause that and also many other problems arise because of it. But if you try to install a Chinese type system (where every couple is only allowed 1 child) then I think the western world would have an even bigger outcry than if we tried to ban car travel! I think the world would have to actually be on fire before we would accept that. The chinese strangly not so much, probably because they fear being shot if they complained in numbers. This is why you get families in China literally throwing girls in the bin - because they wanted their only child to be a boy. (Which I'm sure the chinese government are more than happy about because it only helps their cause for there to be an inbalance in girl/boys)
It is possible to stop global warming without resorting to these kind of measures. And if it isn't, then we'll have to find another drastic measure because the general public will not agree to this at all!
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