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Woman's Hour with Sarah Harper


The population of Earth has doubled since 1970 and is heading for 10 billion by 2050. That’s a lot of extra strain on the planet. Could having fewer kids be the answer? Or is it over-consumption rather than over-population that’s the real issue?

Professor Sarah Harper joined BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour ‘PHONE-IN - Would you stop having kids to save the planet?’

  Would you stop having kids to save the planet?