Should We Stop Having Kids to Save the Planet? with Yale's Jenn Marlon

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In this episode, Ted and Marni — two childless adults — discuss the ethics of human reproduction in the midst of a global climate crisis.
Following Ted and Marni's moderately informed discussion, Jenn Marlon, Senior Research Scientist at the Yale School of the Environment and the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC) joins to share what her research has to say about the way Americans are thinking about climate change in relation to their life choices.
Please note that this conversation was recorded in February 2022 before the Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade.
Some references from this conversation:
The I=PAT Equation
Six Americas Survey
Factfulness
Meet the Couple Who Have Forgone Children to Save the Planet
A World Without Children

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