Raising children on a warming planet
Women who worry about climate change discuss the difficult choices they face
Another round of global climate talks has been taking place, but some are questioning whether there is much point to these gatherings. In our conversations we bring people together who have decided to take their own action.
One of our guests, Gwynn, suggests the best way to save the planet is to not have children. She has even had surgery so she cannot get pregnant.
鈥淔orests and oceans and prairies are being destroyed so I can exist, so I can have my life,鈥 Gwynn tells us. 鈥淚 decided that I didn鈥檛 want to do that, I didn鈥檛 want to continue that, and I realised that the most impactful thing I could do is to not make more people.鈥
Gwynn, who is in the US, is joined in conversation with another environmental campaigner, Maja in Sweden. She has three children.
We also explore what happens when families disagree about the environment. We hear from an airline pilot, Rich, and his son, Finn, a climate activist. Can they find common ground?
Presenter: Luke Jones
麻豆社 producers: Luke Hastings and Angela Sheeran
Boffin Media producer: Richard Hollingham
An EcoAudio certified Boffin Media production in partnership with the OS team
(photo/credit: Maya, who lives in Sweden and has three children)
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