A growing number of people are reluctant to bring a child into a world that's set to be ravaged by climate change in the coming decades.
of 18,000 couples in China last year showed that climate change, and particulate pollution in particular, was associated with a 20% increased likelihood of infertility.
A Swedish study, published in IOPscience in 2017, found that having one fewer child per family could save approximately 58.6 metric tons of carbon each year in developed countries.this year that reducing the population is not the way to solve the climate crisis. "It is true that more people will consume more resources and cause more greenhouse gas emissions," she said.
The couple, who rely on air conditioning most of the year and like to travel, have been looking for ways to significantly offset their carbon footprint. "We thought about it quite a lot and quickly realized that adding another human being to the world would have a huge environmental impact," Daniel said.
Combes said she has always been unsure about having children of her own. "Now, as I look at the state of the economy, shoddy global healthcare and climate change, I just feel like all my trepidation was well justified," she said.English teacher