By adding up the lifetime emissions of each child and their potential descendants, then dividing that total by the expected lifespan of the parents, with each parent assumed responsible for 50% of the child’s emissions, 25% of each grandchild, and so on, the remarkable conclusion was that having one less child would save the equivalent of 58.6 tonnes of CO2 each year of the parent’s remaining life. [...] The Latin word proles means offspring, and in Ancient Rome the proletariat was the class with no property whose contribution to the Republic was to proliferate many offspring— servants, soldiers, and laborers for the benefit of the patricians. [...] Today, the beauty of the world, which is hardly only “in the eye of the beholder,” but coveted by all races and classes, is being overwhelmed by the pressures of population. [...] In 1987, for example, I wrote the first paper published in The Human Rights Quarterly on what later became known as “women’s rights are human rights,” and have similarly advocated for children’s human rights.1 26 | GTI FORUM CONTRIBUTION Third, consider that women and children are, according to the United Nations, worldwide the mass of the poor and the poorest of the poor, which is often a reason. [...] Internationally known as a systems scientist, conference keynoter, consultant, and attorney working for the human rights of women and children, she is the author of groundbreaking books such as The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future, The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics, and Nurturing Our Humanity: How Domination and Partnership Shape Our Brains, Lives, and Future.
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Table of Contents
- 1Population Cover TOC + Combined 1
- Population Cover TOC + Combined 1
- Population Cover and TOC 1
- Population Cover and TOC 3
- 1Population Cover TOC + Combined 4
- Population Cover TOC + Combined 4
- Population Cover Pages 13
- Population combined 4
- Population p1 4
- Population-Lowe 4
- Population-Crist 14
- Population-Daly 20
- Population-de_Graaf 23
- Population-Delacroix 26
- Population-Eisler 29
- Population-Karp 32
- Population combined 33
- Population combined 34
- Population combined 35
- Population p1 -1
- Population-Korten 37
- Population-OSullivan 41
- Population-Rees 46
- Population-Samways 50
- Population Cover Pages 55
- Population combined 56
- Population p2 56
- Population-Anantharaman 56
- Population combined 59
- Population p2 -1
- Population-Dauncey 59
- Population-Fletcher 62
- Population-Harcourt 66
- Population-Hartmann 69
- Population-Mehta 73
- Population-Murphy 77
- Population-Sterling-Platt 79
- Population Cover Pages 82
- Population combined 83
- Population p3 83
- Population-Agozino 83
- Population-Hallsmith 87
- Population-Kallis 89
- Population-Lautensach 91
- Population-Massiah 96
- Population-Patomaki 99
- Population-Speth 103
- Population combined -1
- Population p3 -1
- Population-Van_Der_Bly 106
- Population Cover Pages 110
- Population combined 111
- Population-Lowe-Response 111