I’m worried having a baby will make climate change worse

Sophie Lewis had trouble 
reconciling her concern
 for climate change with
 her desire to be a parent. 

Part of my motivation for becoming a climate scientist was my grave worries for our future and my desire to make a positive contribution. In today's world, this isn't straightforward.

Earlier this year, I wrote publicly of my qualms around desiring children. I have always loved children and always wanted children in my own life. At the same time, among my friends and colleagues, such ordinary desires are increasingly accompanied by long, complex conversations about the ethics of such aspirations.

Read the piece by Sophie Lewis in today’s Melbourne Age - “I’m worried having a baby will make climate change worse.”