[noobermin]

I don't think you understand the situation that exists. Climate change is a problem that exists today and so is caused by current consumption levels. The global poor doesn't today produce the overwhelming amount of GHGs, the first world does through its consumption. So, if you want to depopulate anywhere to solve the current crisis, the only place you can depopulate is here.

That said, not all middle class lifestyles need be so carbon intensive. US in particular has the highest GHG per capita because of sprawl and lifestyle choices. As China and India develop (although that might take a while) we have to help encourage them to not copy the US' example but say certain western european countries which use much less GHG per capita that we in the US do.