Why not save 80 billion tonnes by ending pregnancy completely?

The contraceptive solution to ‘man-made’ global warming: abolish man

By Editor
Saturday, September 26, 2009

Sometimes the answer to an alarming problem is right under your nose, but you do not see it until some select group of geniuses points it out. That is the case with the brain-wave report that has just come out of the London School of Economics on the subject of contraception and global warming (these are a few of your favourite things, if you are a New Labour, Guardian-reading progressive with serious ecological concerns and an enduring trust in the BBC).

The title says it all: Fewer Emitters, Lower Emissions, Less Cost, arguing that fewer births will mean fewer planet polluters. I understand the term “emissionsâ€