There is a progressive plan in Genesis.

⁹ And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. ¹⁰ God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

What is Earth's Carrying Capacity? We now have atmospheres of air that provide light and warmth. That is all part of Earth's Carrying Capacity.

We have land and water. In Genesis can one even imagine the purity of that land and water? In true Biblical fashion the USA passed laws when the land, air and water were being polluted. Those laws aren't important? They aren't Biblical in content?

When I think of Earth's Carrying Capacity I think of it as it was in Genesis. Pure and ready for life to consume what Earth provides. 

Are we seeing consumption in our natural world yet? Sure. Sol is consuming it's fuel. There is sunlight being consumed by Earth's atmospheres.

So there is consumption.