A climate of uncertainty

When asked why they were unlikely to have children in the future, 5% of respondents to the Pew Research survey cited environmental factors.

Nearly a third of Americans, including nearly 40% of those aged 18 to 29, surveyed by Business Insider in 2019 believed that couples should “consider the negative effects of climate change when deciding whether or not to have children.

“It’s not just that humanity’s carbon footprint grows with population.