A survey carried out in Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Sweden in August by YouGov for the Guardian has some worrying Findings for the future demographics of Europe.
Asked about what sacrifices they would be prepared to make to help fight global heating, 28% of 18- to 24-year-olds and 30% of 25- to 34-year-olds said they would be willing – or were already planning – to have fewer children than they would otherwise like. That compared with figures between 19% and 13% for older generations – most of whom are, however, already likely to be parents. But younger generations were also more likely to favour other significant lifestyle changes than older respondents.
Young people were more willing to give up cars, with 54% of 18- to 24-year-olds saying they would – or already did – only walk, cycle, or use public transport, against 45% of people over 65. Similarly, 41% would switch to an electric car, against 21% of people over 65.
The survey showed some other interesting results and differences in views between different generations such as 21% of 18- to 24-year-olds said they were willing to – or already had – cut meat and dairy out of their diet entirely, which was still a significantly higher proportion than in older cohorts (17% of 55- to 64-year-olds, and 13% of people over the age of 65). A ban on the production and sale of petrol and diesel cars, for example, would have the support of 46% of 18- to 24-year-olds and 42% of 25- to 24-year-olds, against 28% of 55- to 64-year-olds and just 22% of respondents over the age of 65.
The findings also revealed that younger generations tended to be more supportive of increased government interference and willing to hand more power from national governments to a centralised European administration. Both are worrying signs for individual freedom and the future of the Nation-State in Europe.
A government-imposed limit on the consumption of meat and dairy products likewise enjoyed significantly more vital support among younger than older generations (43% of 18- to 24-year-olds against 25% of people over 65), as did a substantially higher fuel tax.
Government clampdowns on packaging, programmes to plant more trees, a frequent-flyer levy and strict measures to enforce energy-efficient homes tended to be supported more, or almost equally, by older age groups.
Regardless of age or country, the survey showed Europeans were more likely to think the EU should make decisions about tackling the climate crisis on behalf of its member states rather than individual countries making decisions independently.
Italians, Spaniards and Britons were among the most likely to say they would be willing to make lifestyle changes to help fight the climate emergency, with Germans – a quarter of whom believe global heating is not human-made – the least likely.
The most worrying result of the survey was the finding that for economic or perceived environmental benefits, young Europeans are determined to have fewer children in the future.
The idea that population control is the answer to “climate change” has been debunked by many academics worldwide, including Darrell Bricker, a fellow at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, who co-wrote Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline. Bricker said that The apocalyptic vision of overpopulation has been “imprinted in our brains” for so long that it’s often a knee-jerk reaction to call for population control.
He’s particularly irked by recent stories about youth pledging not to have children while many talk of fears over what the world will look like in future generations. Still, others point to population concerns.
He notes that the birth rate in Canada is 1.5, below the replacement rate.
“So why are you taking this pledge? If you decide you want to have a kid, great. If you want to have two kids, great,” he said.
“We should be concerned about global warming and climate change for many reasons. And, yes, we need to do whatever we need to do to control it. But if you think you need to enforce some Draconian pledge on people to say they shouldn’t have a family, you’re just missing the point.”
The truth is that Europe has a declining and ageing population and needs its young people to pledge to have bigger, not smaller, families. Europe is one of the worst regions for dropping fertility rates, seen across the developed world but not in the third or developing world, which is seeing record population growth yearly.
The latest Eurostat population projections say that the EU population is projected to grow slightly in the first five years, followed by a steady decline until the end of the century. The EU population is projected to increase from 446.7 million in 2022 and peak to 453.3 million in 2026 (+1.5 %), then gradually decrease to 447.9 million in 2050 and to 419.5 million in 2100, thus with an overall decrease of 27.3 million (-6.1 %) from 2022 to 2100.
Of course, the hidden fact in the statistics is that much of this population growth and slowed decline is not attributable to births among the native European population but to mass immigration from outside the EU’s Borders. The authorities are massively underestimating this situation.
For example, the International Organisation for Migration estimated in 2007 that there were 4.6 million Africans in the EU. Still, the Migration Policy Institute estimates that there are also between 7 and 8 Million illegal migrants living in the EU in the same year. With the population of Africa set to at least double between 2050 and 2100 to be 39% of the world population while Africa’s environmental and economic position looks to worsen, the result has to be increased movement of African people northward.
The decline of the working-age population in the EU is weaponised by big business and others with a Globalist open borders outlook to push for increased immigration. This, coupled with the apocalyptic vision of climate change pushed on the young population of Europe by organisations such as the Just Stop Oil and Extinction rebellion, is likely to lead to massive changes in the future demographic makeup of the nations of Europe.
There needs to be a push to make Young Europeans realise that their belief that population control is required to help slow “climate Change” is misguided and that they need to have larger families if they do not want to live in a Europe that will be unrecognisable by the time they hit middle age.
