The obvious relationship between climate and family planning — and why we don’t talk about it

Grist
By Valerie TaricoSep 24, 2014, 7:02 am17 pts
Several years ago, Bill Gates keynoted a breakfast for Seattle-based Climate Solutions, a nonprofit focused on advancing the clean energy economy and driving practical, profitable solutions to climate change. Gates opened his speech with an equation. To paraphrase: Our carbon problem = persons x services x the…

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