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Changing Climate Concerns

How Beliefs, Attitudes, and Preferences Influence Environmental Policies In July, the journal Population and Environment published a paper that studied the influence of population aging on global climate policy. Before this study, the authors note: “Research linking aging with climate change has, to date, been focused mainly on the fact that, among the different demographic groups, it is the elderly …

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Can We Make It with Fewer People?

May 23, 2023 Feldstein Says Yes, and NPG Agrees (Mostly) The Scientific American recently published an opinion piece by Stephanie Feldstein, the population and sustainability director at the Center for Biological Diversity. The article takes a hard look at the crises surrounding humans and points toward solutions to empower everyone in their choice to procreate or abstain. Feldstein takes on …

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We owe it to future generations…

This ad appeared in USA Today’s Sustainability issue published on April 17 2023. Please click the photo to view the ad as it appeared in these publications. We Owe It To Future Generations…   As millions of Americans work together to create a “greener” future, the growing crush of adding tens of millions of people to our population each decade …

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Adversity for Biodiversity: A Reflection on My Experience at COP15

Click here for a downloadable, printable PDF version.  Adversity for Biodiversity: A Reflection on My Experience at COP15 An NPG Forum Paper by Rob Harding April 2023 Abstract: The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework1 adopted in December 2022 by representatives of most of the world’s national governments is inadequate to halt and reverse the disturbing loss of biodiversity globally. Concerted efforts …

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NPG Teacher Packets Arrive in Classrooms Across America

America’s teachers are enthusiastically requesting Negative Population Growth’s 2022 Teacher Packets to facilitate classroom discussions on U.S. population size and growth. NPG is pleased to share that the information has been updated to reflect new data from the 2020 Census and also that this educational resource continues to be free to teachers nationwide.

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