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The Guardian: More people not having children due to climate breakdown fears, finds research
More people not having children due to climate breakdown fears, finds researchAnalysis finds concerns about environment key factor in having fewer or no children – but reasons differ around world
Damien Gayle
@damiengayle
Thu 9 Nov 2023 20.00 CET
It was just over a decade ago that Emma Smart and her husband, Andy, first decided they would not have children. Back then, her friends and family did not understand.
“When you tell people you didn’t want to have children, that was a big social no-no,” she recalled. “And then when they asked you why, and you said for environmental reasons, that was completely unheard of.
“Like, I remember, my brother-in-law laughed when I said that.”
But what had seemed an eccentric decision a decade ago is, with growing awareness of the parlous state of our biosphere, becoming an increasingly common sentiment. New research has found many people are now basing their decisions not to have children on their fears of climate breakdown.
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Damien Gayle
@damiengayle
Thu 9 Nov 2023 20.00 CET
It was just over a decade ago that Emma Smart and her husband, Andy, first decided they would not have children. Back then, her friends and family did not understand.
“When you tell people you didn’t want to have children, that was a big social no-no,” she recalled. “And then when they asked you why, and you said for environmental reasons, that was completely unheard of.
“Like, I remember, my brother-in-law laughed when I said that.”
But what had seemed an eccentric decision a decade ago is, with growing awareness of the parlous state of our biosphere, becoming an increasingly common sentiment. New research has found many people are now basing their decisions not to have children on their fears of climate breakdown.
…
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