> Have one fewer child. (is the best way to reduce climate change) But nobody wants to do that. I mean, a small-but-growing number of young adults are already

> Have one fewer child. (is the best way to reduce climate change) But nobody wants to do that. I mean, a small-but-growing number of young adults are already doing exactly that. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/some-millennials-climate-change-clock-ticks-louder-biological-one-n993331 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/some-millennials-climat... https://qz.com/1590642/these-millennials-are-going-on-birth-strike-due-to-climate-change/ https://qz.com/1590642/these-millennials-are-going-on-birth-... https://www.businessinsider.com/millennials-americans-worry-about-kids-children-climate-change-poll-2019-3 https://www.businessinsider.com/millennials-americans-worry-... > The point of the post is that we’re trying to consume our way out of a consumption problem, I don't think that's true. People are trying to find better ways to solve the minimum amount of consumption they need to continue to exist. That's not the same thing as what you've described, that's not "consuming our way out". People aren't buying EVs because they want to vacation all the time and/or take fun extra road trips 24/7. It's mainly about "I have to be able to get to Work/School/Home in a quick and safe manner, because capitalism demands it for my survival. How can I emit as little CO2 into the air as possible, while still meeting the requirements a capitalist nation demands of me. Which of these solutions can I afford?" > it talks about family planning for the third world...something other people can do, so that you don’t have to change your life. Because many "first world" nation birthrates are already abstaining pretty significantly. In the US specifically, birthrates have fallen to all-time record lows - https://money.cnn.com/2013/09/06/news/economy/birth-rate-low/ https://money.cnn.com/2013/09/06/news/economy/birth-rate-low...