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    Does having children contribute to climate change?

    A new UN report suggests that slowing population growth could help combat climate change. Do you think that having less children could help us save the planet?


    The United Nations Population Fund said if women are empowered to take control of their reproductive health they may choose to have fewer children, reducing pressure on resources and the environment.

    "Slower population growth would help build social resilience to climate change's impacts and would contribute to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions," it reads.

    Contraceptives can reduce impact of climate change says Lancet. The 94-page State of the World Population Report 2009 calls for any deal on climate change coming out of the UN summit in Copenhagen this December to include measures to empower women and improve access to family planning services.

    "There is still time for the negotiators about to gather in Copenhagen to think creatively about population, reproductive health and gender equality and how these might contribute to a just and environmentally sustainable world," it reads

    The report is the latest study to suggest access to contraception could slow population growth and therefore help to tackle climate change.

    But many Africans believe large families are a form of insurance on continent where one in every six children dies before the age of five, according to UNICEF.

    Should we in the developed world be having fewer children to save the environment?


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    First you have to believe in Climate Change to believe "having children contribute to climate change."

    IF man-made Climate Change is significant, then yes it sounds plausible. Obviously 1 person affects the environment. So it's easy to conclude that reduced birthrates would reduce pressure on the environment.

    I watched a show on National Geographic channel last year about the human carbon foot-print, comparing a child born in US to a child born in Africa. by the time the American child moves on from diapers, he will consume more resources than a single person from Africa will consume in a lifetime. (water, and all the energy/materials needed to make diapers, wipes, clothes, baby furniture, and all that fun stuff)
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    I'm quite sure that's what they wanted you to see...

    Why not just wipe out humanity or even blow up the earth ??

    I mean, if it's that bad...

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    Quote Originally Posted by ELVIS View Post
    Why not just wipe out humanity or even blow up the earth ??

    I mean, if it's that bad...
    If you Fundie Christians had your way........

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    No, it's man that's trying to play god, as in these elitists who think they have everything figured out according to their agenda...

    And i'm not a "fundie."

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    Quote Originally Posted by ELVIS View Post
    No, it's man that's trying to play god, as in these elitists who think they have everything figured out according to their agenda...

    And i'm not a "fundie."
    Elitists



    How about windshield cowboys trying to turn the world into their own version of The Crusades in the name of Jesus?

    Elitists.

    Turn off the Hannity, Fundie.

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    Nice to have you back......jackass
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    I don't even have TV and I don't care for Hannity...

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    Sometimes you sound just like him/them, E!

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    I suppose...

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    Sometimes I imagine what it's like to be FORD with his pet parrot Lounge on one shoulder and then NickDFresh on the other.

    And then he forgets to feed them, so they fight each other in loud squawk-fests over the last sunflower seed remaining in the dish... as the white streaks run down the back of both shoulders.
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    Its all caused by Cow Farts.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GAR View Post
    Sometimes I imagine what it's like to be FORD with his pet parrot Lounge on one shoulder and then NickDFresh on the other.

    And then he forgets to feed them, so they fight each other in loud squawk-fests over the last sunflower seed remaining in the dish... as the white streaks run down the back of both shoulders.
    Alright cockbreath what the fuck crawled up that void in your ass that's been so empty since Jizzy dumped you. All this stalking bullshit from thread to thread.

    When does that fucking library close anyway?
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    Well, the world is certainly considerably warmer after I have finished the act of making a baby
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    Quote Originally Posted by binnie View Post
    Well, the world is certainly considerably warmer after I have finished the act of making a baby

    Not for me in hot old Sydney, my wife runs the A/C 24/7 so Jnr
    doesnt get too hot. Our climate has definately got colder !!
    The love (if thats what you meant, warmer for sure )

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    Quote Originally Posted by ELVIS View Post
    No, it's man that's trying to play god,
    Man is trying to be silent, invisible, unknowable and have no effect on our existence? Are all of us are doing this or just the people in camo pants?

    Or are we in the world of pretend living god so man is trying to give babies cancer?
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    That was the most disjointed post I have ever read from you...

    By the way, I have quite a bit of camo...

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    That'll teach me to post sober!

    Are you invisible but everywhere when you wear your camo?

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    I dunno, but i'm wearing it now...

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    Quote Originally Posted by GAR View Post
    Sometimes I imagine what it's like to be FORD with his pet parrot Lounge on one shoulder and then NickDFresh on the other.

    And then he forgets to feed them, so they fight each other in loud squawk-fests over the last sunflower seed remaining in the dish... as the white streaks run down the back of both shoulders.
    And then you ejaculate right as mom walks in the bathroom...
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