Search Results For: "polycrisis"

May 13, 2026 | Post

People around the world and especially in the Global North are increasingly choosing to have fewer children or none at all. A neglected reason for this trend appears to be increased awareness of the “metacrisis” — the figurative illness that manifests as the many interrelated crises plaguing our world today.…...

September 14, 2026 | Post

The Guardian editorial board recently published some thoughts on falling birthrates. We responded with a letter, which they didn't publish, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how to do that. Re:…...

October 31, 2025 | Post

Our environment is rapidly deteriorating while political leaders are increasingly deprioritizing environmental action in favor of short-term nationalist interests. Past predictions that we are heading for global societal collapse suddenly don’t seem that unlikely. Is there still hope? A growing sense of impending doom In February 2024, I published a…...

August 27, 2026 | Post

Those familiar with Population Connection’s work know we have been highlighting the folly of pursuing infinite growth on a finite planet since 1968. Fortunately, a rising “postgrowth” movement is rekindling interest in respecting planetary boundaries and moving beyond growth as a measure of progress. The myth of infinite growth Humanity…...

August 22, 2023 | Post

We submitted a letter to the editor in response to a Newsweek article on August 22. As we did not receive a response, we are featuring the letter below. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media guide for advice on how to…...

March 14, 2025 | Post

The 16th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16) caused widespread disappointment when it concluded in Cali, Colombia, last November, because it failed to reach a meaningful agreement on financing conservation efforts. Follow-up negotiations took place in Rome, Italy, this February, which were more…...

July 1, 2025 | Post

There was an op-ed in The New York Times arguing that a smaller human population is not beneficial. We sent in a letter to the editor, which wasn’t published, so we are featuring it here. We encourage all our members and supporters to make their voices heard! See our media…...

July 28, 2025 | Post

If, like Population Connection and its 30,000+ members, you are concerned about the devastating impacts the huge and growing human enterprise is having on our planet, you may have been accused of “Malthusianism” or “neo-Malthusianism.” Here’s why it’s time to put that term to rest. What is meant by neo-Malthusianism?…...

February 5, 2024 | Post

A 1970s publication caused a big stir when it showed that continuing on business-as-usual population and consumption growth trajectories would likely lead to societal collapse within a century. Were the scientists behind it right? A major scientific warning If you’re a Population Connection supporter, you’re most likely familiar with The…...

October 10, 2025 | Post

A worrying new report reveals that humanity has breached the seventh of nine critical planetary boundaries, with severe consequences for Earth’s life support system. Seven of nine boundaries breached The newly breached planetary boundary is ocean acidification, caused by excess carbon dioxide from fossil fuel emissions. The other six boundaries…...