George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/12/20251. I hate to see good people wasting their time and energy. And there’s perhaps no greater waste of time and energy than seeking to change the trajectory of the human population. It’s not just futile, but also a massive distraction from things we CAN change. This thread seeks to explain why. 🧵1/12 43612204
George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/12/20252. This thread is prompted by a bizarre and deeply confused new YouTube film called Greenwashed. It appears to accuse me of advocating for higher population levels. Obviously, I do no such thing. But the point is that it would *make no difference* if I did. 2/12 www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjWU...youtube.comGREENWASHED | Full Documentary [Official]YouTube video by Dr. Sofia Pineda Ochoa 213119
George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/12/20253. I think I explained to the interviewer the concept of demographic momentum: population will inevitably rise to a peak before falling again, as a result of birthrates several generations ago: ie before *anyone alive today* could have intervened. Conveniently enough, this didn’t make the cut. 3/12 414523