Replies to post #11154 on The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

[OakesCS]

While I agree with your general point about human behavioural response, I don't think that making more babies/family will necessarily lead to greater consumption of oil/natural gas/coal. In other developed countries birthrate and fuel consumption growth have been going in opposite directions for 50 yrs.

Food and some other commodity consumption rates might respond as you suggest if there is a meaningful increase in birth rate but I'm not convinced that there will be a birthrate response.