Compassionate Environmentalist: Mother Earth needs fewer mothers

I already have two kids, but there’s no plan to stop. How irresponsible of me:

This week, the Optimum Population Trust (OPT), of which Mr Porrit is a patron, launched its “Stop at Two” online pledge to encourage couples to limit their family’s size.

Mr. Porritt said earlier this month: “I think we will work our way towards a position that says having more than two children is irresponsible.”

For those of us who can’t control ourselves and can’t think of anyone but ourselves, rest easy. Porritt is not advocating a compulsory limit of two children per couple, but he did say couples should “connect up their concerns with the natural environment with their decisions as prospective parents.”

I mean, come on:

“Every additional human being is increasing the burden on this planet which is becoming increasingly intolerable,” says Mr Porritt, who runs the government’s Sustainable Development Commission.

If they are that concerned about the environment, it’s a wonder they don’t abandon civilized life as we know it.