China’s population is shrinking. Japan’s population has been declining for years. And globally, the United Nations expects population decline to begin later this century. So does that automatically mean lower energy demand, fewer emissions, and less pressure on the planet? Not necessarily. From Thanos and Inferno to real-world energy economics, this episode asks a deeper question: Is the climate crisis really about the number of people - or the way modern societies consume energy? #ClimateEconomy #EnergyDemand #ClimateChange