According to the organization, Optimum Population Trust, every third child increases its ecological footprint to an extent equal to 620 transatlantic flights
If someone asked you to compile a list of 'eco-crimes', what would it include? Most of us will mention leaving lights on in the house as well as not turning off electronic devices. Also taking a too long shower or cleaning the car with a water hose will be included in the list. Driving a four-by-four vehicle is not well received and throwing plastic bags in the trash after single use does not leave a good taste in the mouth either. Well, an article in the Guardian newspaper adds one more surprising figure to the list - a British organization called OPT, Optimum Population Trust, announced this week that a family with many children is considered an ecological crime. Having no more than two children, they say, is a proper strategy for the population to deal with the global warming crisis.
It turns out that a third child in the family increases its ecological footprint to an extent equal to six hundred and twenty transatlantic flights. The calculation is based on the fact that a British citizen is responsible for the emission of seven hundred and fifty tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere during his lifetime, when the environmental and social damage is estimated at forty-three pounds per ton. Therefore, the members of the organization find that the right way to deal with the warming of the earth over time is to enforce the birth limit for the entire population.
But is this really the solution? Do we really have to limit the birth rate so that we can continue without interruption in the consumer culture and change our way of life as little as possible? The solution offered by the British organization is a misleading solution. The real confrontation must contain a multi-system preparation in the form of an appeal to sustainable development ways, an intelligent development that takes into account the limited ability of the earth to continue to carry the western way of life.
to the article mentioned in this Guardian article
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L1 are you also a pastafari? This is one of our core beliefs
The more developed and richer the society, the lower the birth rate, but the age of death increases and there are more old people.
Because the person first cares about his studies, his livelihood and his professional future.
It is more calculated because of the high demands of Western society for a normal existence that only increases and increases over the years.
An example of this can be seen in Japan where the birth rate is negative.
In western society the damage of a single person to the environment is many times higher. Because of the high needs of living in a western society. Western man is also much more pampered. And also because of the high age of mortality.
For religious people, the wedding and the children come first in the order of priorities.
And in Africa because of the poverty and the simple life there they don't think about the future. Live there from one day to the next and do not charge anyone.
Regarding the damage in the third child's article
The damage is much, much higher because the next generation must be added to the third child, etc...
There is no doubt that a multi-system solution is needed, but even so a multi-system solution will not be of much benefit if the population growth does not decrease. A wonderful example of this is another problem that requires a systemic solution, and this is poverty, which in certain countries has a high survival rate and the government's efforts are dwarfed by the birth rate
For Ofer, this approach led us nowhere, only to trouble. We must not wait for outside help regarding warming and the other problems, neither from God nor from aliens.
BSD
Actually increasing the birth rate is an excellent thing. Especially with the people of Israel. This is how all the demographic problems with our neighbors will be solved. And guys, it's time for you to give a chance to the creator of the world - who takes care of all the world's problems - including global warming, the population explosion, etc., etc.
And my father, you are probably going to comment on my words - so have a good day!!!
Limiting birth is always a good thing
There is a population explosion in the world and it must be stopped, the number of people is increasing and there is nothing that will stop it. We must think with a view to the future a hundred years from now, what will happen here - if every family has 4 children in 30 years, the world will double in size. And we must put an end to this increase. So while it won't actually stop global warming, it will stop the population explosion, as a problem in itself.
I believe that global warming is caused by a decrease in the number of pirates in the world. In other words, it can be seen that the more the number of pirates in the world decreases, the warmer the world gets.
Therefore, in order to keep the world from overheating, we must dress up as pirates and take to the streets.
Well, it's time to retire and take pills...