Food, energy outpace production
By 2050, world population is expected to exceed 9 billion people, up from 6.5 billion today. Already, according to the report, a gap is emerging between agricultural production and demand, and the disconnect is expected to be amplified by climate change, increasing demand for biofuels, and a growing scarcity of water.
Malthus has a pat hand when compassion is more highly valued than reality. The universe exacts a terrible price from those who are inefficient (and more and worse when it is legislated inefficiency). Justice! Let the Gifted proceed unaided and the stupid proceed unimpeded. HIV is not caused by lack of funding. Anybody who believes universal opportunity creates pandemic poverty because only workers have money to spend is an ass.