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While we are at it, why not declare national emergency, and implement a one child policy in the high per-capita carbon emitters? Like Australia and US? Somali
by nikhilsimha 5y ago
While we are at it, why not declare national emergency, and implement a one child policy in the high per-capita carbon emitters?
Like Australia and US?
Somalia - 0.1 Metric ton of CO2 per person per year
US - 15 Metric ton of CO2 PPPY
- AuryGlenz 5y agoThose countries are already below population replacement rate, not counting immigrants.
- ArkanExplorer 5y agoYou can achieve the same thing in those countries much more humanely by simply limiting immigration intake to high-HDI countries only (where the CO2 differential from the migration is smaller, and fertility rates are closer), and limiting the overall level of immigration. Secondly instead of a one-child policy, Western welfare states could just modify their welfare systems to not reward single mothers for having children (by not paying people extra or giving preferential access to public housing).