Childbirth harms the planet
少生娃可有效降低碳排
By not having a child, the carbon footprint of an individual living in a developed country would be reduced on average by an extra 58.6 tons of carbon dioxide every year, based on current emission rates.
按照现在的排放速率,如果不生孩子,发达国家每年的个人碳排放量将平均额外减少58.6吨。
This is the biggest impact of all possible actions you could take to help the environment.
这是你能采取的环保行动中最有效的一种。
A team from Sweden's Lund University came to this conclusion after conducting an analysis of the things individuals can do to produce less greenhouse gases.
瑞典隆德大学的一个团队在分析了个人为减少温室气体排放量所能采取的行动后,得出了上述结论。
Lead author Seth Wynes - who does not have any children - said: "We found there are four actions that could result in substantial decreases in an individual's carbon footprint: Eating a plant-based diet, avoiding air travel, living car-free, and having smaller families."
该研究的第一作者塞思·温斯表示:“我们发现四种行为可以大幅降低个人碳排放量,即吃植物性食物、不坐飞机、不开车和缩小家庭规模。”塞思本人没有孩子。
The impact of having a child is calculated by factoring in not only the extra impact of the child, but also that of their potential future descendants.
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