Thirty years ago I chose to not have kids for these reasons. I’m not sure why governments would want to reverse this trend.

Birthrates are plummeting world wide. Can governments turn the tide? | The Guardian

“Sophia and her partner have been thinking about having children for about five years. They are concerned about humanity’s impact on biodiversity loss and climate change and worried about what the future holds.

“Our conversation has two parts,” says Sophia. “One is: what’s the contribution of a child to the global climate crisis? The second one is about what would their life be like.”