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Emissions Impact of Having 1 Less Child
- deogeo 7y agoThis cannot possibly work as long as immigration is used to offset population decline: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-the-us-needs-more-imm_b_562425 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-the-us-needs-more-imm_b_5... https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/may/13/immigrationasylumandrefugees.immigrationandasylum https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/may/13/immigration... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/23/baby-crisis-europe-brink-depopulation-disaster https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/23/baby-crisis-eu... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/26/japan-under-pressure-to-accept-more-immigrants-as-workforce-shrinks https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/26/japan-under-pr... The same publications that push 'have fewer children' for developed countries (which mostly already have below replacement rate fertility), sharply criticize people who apply this to developing countries: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/emmanuel-macron-africa-development-civilisation-problems-women-seven-eight-children-colonialism-a7835586.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/emmanuel-mac... https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/children-carbon-footprint-climate-change-damage-having-kids-research-a7837961.html https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/children-carbon-fo...
- mytailorisrich 7y ago> The same publications that push 'have fewer children' for developed countries (which mostly already have below replacement rate fertility), sharply criticize people who apply this to developing countries Indeed. Population control is crucial and should apply to developing countries with high priority because they are the ones experiencing high population growth. It is high controversial to suggest this, though.
- unstatusthequo 7y agoSomeone please send this to the Duggers. I lost count after 18.