IS OVERPOPULATION CAUSING CLIMATE CHANGE or is it overconsumption? Overpopulation vs overconsumption

I'm back with another hard-to-talk-about topic: what's causing climate change, overpopulation or overconsumption? You'll have to stay tuned to the end to find out my opinion. Please take what I say with a grain of salt and form your own opinions about overpopulation and climate change. What is the solution to climate change? It's hard to say, but let's dive in and see if stopping overpopulation can help.

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Sources:
1. https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=A...
2 - 4. https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/p...
5. https://theconversation.com/why-we-sh...
6. https://www.dw.com/en/overpopulation-...
7 - 8. https://populationmatters.org/the-fac...
9. https://www.infoplease.com/world/popu...
10. https://www.dw.com/en/overpopulation-...
11. https://books.google.co.kr/books?hl=e...
12. https://www.dw.com/en/overpopulation-...

Timestamps:
00:00 - Why am I talking about overconsumption vs overpopulation
1:12 - Overconsumption and privilege
4:15 - Educating ourselves and others
6:07 - Who's really to blame, though?
8:44 - Is population control the solution to climate change?
12:50 - How can we slow overpopulation
15:38 - We need to stop overconsuming
18:56 - Bloopers

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