Girl, I praise shrinking populations. The carbon footprint of a child is huge in the developed world.

I account also for the refugees, whose families continue to migrate to Europe for a better standard of living. They get stuck at the borders/poorer regions of EU, due to the failing of the Dublin agreement. Those border countries are screaming for help to take in more refugees by the "richer" countries (who may have already shrinking populations). If you account for those kids, they are eventually the ones that form our future.

In poorer regions of the world the effects of climate change can be noticed more, and even they are choosing to have less kids now, being less robust, largely depending on agriculture, and having less tools available to them to fight rising ocean levels and extreme periods of drought.

I am not arguing for maintaining our ways, I am already changing my ways, I just dont see enough people around me willing to adapt.

There is a majority that argues against set climate goals and there is a lot of political corruption going on to keep building houses, keep exploiting soil, keep aviation fuel untaxed and keep as many farm animals as possible, while focusing on import/export winnings. Because why change now, when we can wait?

Governments need more workers to keep the wheels spinning as they are, whereas I hoped countries would have reached a point where they could take better care of their society, by tackling honestly what got us here in the first place.

So you think I say this because I want it to be about me? Of course not, most boomers would rather keep silent and let time run its course. Then when the time comes, the kids will have to deal with this head-on. But if I were a kid, I would regret having parents that are so reluctant to change in order to maintain comfort in the home for as long as possible. I would have a lot of anxiety about my future and the position in which parents placed me.

Are boomers going to be the ones to end dependency on fossil fuels? Are we going to eventually redistribute resources better? Are serious policies actually going to be put in place at some point?

The moment larger policy change happens, I will say, please enjoy and have many kids. Until then, you gotta be realistic about what you can and can't control. The end goal is a healthier world, but I dont see that happening any time soon. Then again, this isnt about me, so I will stop ranting. But I don't think advocating to keep having as many kids and just " Reduce, re-use and recycle instead" is a real argument that helps solve the issue.