Ep. 7: Having children: an act of faith?

Let’s take a ride through one of the most intimate and existential questions of our time:Why bring a child into a world unraveling?Climate collapse, rising authoritarianism, nuclear tension, and a society losing its voice—no wonder so many of us hesitate. But here’s the twist:If those who care about the future stop having children, who are we leaving the future to?This episode is about the quiet, radical question behind parenthood today:Do I still believe in us?---Related readings: 1. On the 2°C global warming "target" Harvey, F. (2025, February 4). Climate change target of 2C is dead, says renowned climate scientist. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/04/climate-change-target-of-2c-is-dead-says-renowned-climate-scientist“The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) defined a scenario which gives a 50% chance to keep warming under 2C – that scenario is now impossible,” he said. “The 2C target is dead, because the global energy use is rising, and it will continue to rise.”2. On the Global Disease Burden from Climate Change (e.g Air Pollution)Corvetto, J. F., Simion, R., Boutros, P., Kassem, N., & others. (2024). The global burden of diseases attributable to climate change: A systematic review and meta-analysis. SSRN. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.48917292. Scientific Literature on climate change anxiety as an influencing factor reproductive decisions in Europe - Hickman et al. (2021). Climate anxiety in children and young people and their beliefs about government responses to climate change: a global survey. The Lancet Planetary Health, 5(12), e863–e873. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(21)00278-3 : "39% of respondents are  hesitant to have children due to the crisis."- Szczuka, B. J. (2022). Climate change concerns and the ideal number of children: A comparative analysis of the V4 countries. Social Inclusion, 10(3), 206–216. https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v10i3.5228"[...] there may be a relationship between climate change‐related concerns and ideal family size, although it is not uniform [between countries].