Visiting British engineer advocates childlessness at Climate March in DC

Well, in my HS days I got heavily into Malthus. But his argument was food shortages not environmental disaster.
In fact neo-Malthusians see disasters like floods, famine, disease and war as being good because they are natural checks on population.

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Not have children is one good way to cut down your emissions, reduce your consumption of meat, travel less, change your habits, use less energy,” Leybourne said.

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I assume he lives in DC and walked to the march?

There is nothing more moral in this world than bringing a child into it. You are literally creating happiness.

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I trust your Malthus days are behind you?!?!

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Oh, he was a sharp guy for 18th century. He realized that food is grown arithmetically (1 ton, 2 tons, 3 tons of wheat). People are grown geometrically (2 people have 4 kids, 17 grand kids, 200 great great grand kids).

The 'crunch' of population outstripping food has occurred historically. WWII was a good example. The Japs didn't invade China because they were having a bad hair day.

The Korean war was also a food war. South Korea has the fertile land.