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Forgot the biggest one: don't have children (1)
That's not what your source says though.
It says "having one fewer child" is the recommendation that should be given, and logically so
How do I choose which one to put down? It doesn't mention that.
Apply recursively
You called?
Having a child adds approximately 58.6 tonnes CO2e per year.
The maximum average CO2e per person per year to reach the Paris climate agreement goal of a 1.5 °C, is about 3-10 tonnes. We could do this with a 0.01 fertility rate for a few decades, until we're not catastrophically overpopulated anymore.
Well they did say children, a child is ok.
Yall can afford children!? I thought we doing late stage capable now?
Plenty of other lifeforms will still be there to enjoy this world 👍 and they'd be better of too
You would not be there to care about animals, plants or rocks. Just animals eating each other and still rocks.
Exactly
Is there any reason why would anyone want that?
Is it just "I care about animals/rocks soo much I would like humans go extinct."
Because without us to give animals more meaning, they are just some random life forms eating, raping and reproducing on a giant rock floating through universe until this rock crashes into sun. Why would you care if there are more of such life forms due to humans leaving earth.
Is there anything more to it? Am I just too dumb to understand it?
The point of view "why care about nature if it's not for human pleasure" isn't shared by everyone.
But humans are also animals of this world. Part of this giant floating rock. Do you also have other specific animals you hate? Do you hate all carnivores? What about animals that are destroying plants? Or beavers destroying whole ecosystems? Or animals that have wars? Or just humans because we change our environment the most?
I'm unsure why you think I hate animals?
Your wishes for extinction of human race got me to believe you hate humans. And since humans are animals, I am just asking if humans are the only animals you hate.
Not sure where I said that?
That would be the inevitable consequence if everyone decided to not have children.