Climate Anxiety Drives Young Americans to Reconsider Parenthood: The Environmental Impact of Having Children

Oct 29, 2025 12:37 am CST

A growing number of young Americans are choosing to remain childless due to climate change concerns, weighing both the future their children would face in a warming world and the environmental impact of adding more humans to the planet. Studies show more than half of young adults cite climate anxiety as influencing their reproductive decisions, reflecting a significant shift in how environmental considerations are affecting major life choices.