According to this New York Times article, China’s working-age and child-bearing age population has already started to drop, and the population as a whole may follow. Considering that China represents 1/7th or so of humanity, this is supposedly bad for the economy. It could be good for the planet, but just a reminder that peak population does not necessarily peak ecological footprint if “living standards” (i.e. fossil fuel burning, private car driving, plastic consuming, meat eating, etc.) per person continues to rise.