Sociology Talk

Guest · Posted: Mon May 07, 2007 6:09 pm Post subject: Children 'bad for planet'

SUGGESTED READING FOR CONSERVATIVES, REQUIRED FOR WEE, TWEE, FEY, AND
'BORTION LUVIN' LIBS.

FROM THE TIMES OF LONDON

"Having large families should be frowned upon as an environmental
misdemeanour in the same way as frequent long-haul flights, driving a big
car and failing to reuse plastic bags, says a report to be published today
by a green think tank.

The paper by the Optimum Population Trust will say that if couples had two
children instead of three they could cut their family's carbon dioxide
output by the equivalent of 620 return flights a year between London and New
York.

John Guillebaud, co-chairman of OPT and emeritus professor of family
planning at University College London, said: "The effect on the planet of
having one child less is an order of magnitude greater than all these other
things we might do, such as switching off lights.

"The greatest thing anyone in Britain could do to help the future of the
planet would be to have one less child."

In his latest comments, the academic says that when couples are planning a
family they should be encouraged to think about the environmental
consequences.

"The decision to have children should be seen as a very big one and one that
should take the environment into account," he added.

Professor Guillebaud says that, as a general guideline, couples should
produce no more than two offspring.

The world's population is expected to increase by 2.5 billion to 9.2 billion
by 2050. Almost all the growth will take place in developing countries.

The population of developed nations is expected to remain unchanged and
would have declined but for migration.

The British fertility rate is 1.7. The EU average is 1.5. Despite this,
Professor Guillebaud says rich countries should be the most concerned about
family size as their children have higher per capita carbon dioxide
emissions.
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Note at the top, this bozo already wants to make it illegal to have
children. This must be why the Birkenstock and brie bunch be loving
'bortions so bad.

Dennis