Sex and Climate Change

The idea that the world is overpopulated is not new. Conservationists and environmentalists have been pointing this out for many decades. Human activity is adversely impacting the earth’s ecological balance. And Sir David Attenborough has actually stated he believes that the continuing growth of human population is the most significant factor contributing to climate change.
Problems resulting from human overpopulation have been discussed for a long time in academic circles. In my final year at Epsom Girls’ Grammar School, almost sixty years ago, I was chosen to be one of the student representatives from around the city of Auckland to attend a geophysical conference. I do not remember any other keynote speech except the one delivered on the topic of human overpopulation. The predictions given on that occasion were dire if we didn’t limit birthrates. Presumably, during the intervening years, the issue has been too controversial for most politicians in Western democracies to address.
China has been the first nation to openly attempt to limit population growth across the board. However, their one child one family policy was softened after it backfired. More parents chose to have sons than daughters, thereby disrupting the normal balance of genders. It seems we need the populace to decide for themselves that the future of the planet is worth sacrificing for.
I believe the time is now ripe for a fresh approach. Climate change is already happening. As I argue in ‘The Love Path’, many more young people today are displaying higher levels of love intelligence than was possible in earlier generations. Inspired young folk could instigate effective action. Much better than leaving the problem shrouded in silence for another sixty years.
This is one topic where females can lead the way. We can decide for love of our partners, families, communities, nations, wildlife, and the world at large, that we will voluntarily choose to have a small number of children or no children at all. This is the only sane decision a modern educated woman can make. And it’s not all bad news. There are lots of personal benefits. Small families give women more time and freedom for self-growth, careers, and new interests. Our sex lives become more exciting and varied as we switch the focus from child rearing to expressing love and having fun. We can remain sexy as we sing, dance and laugh our way to old age and our final curtain.
From a psycho-spiritual point of view, each one of us is important in the scheme of things. Our energy levels rise, and we find hope for the future when we adopt this simple principle. What we think and what we do really matters. So, each of us can harness our own passion, invoke our own destiny, and make a contribution to building a better and fairer society for future generations.

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