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Letter: The climate crisis is just a tragedy of the commons

Published 10 November 2021

From Hillary Shaw,Newport, Shropshire, UK

Having read several pages on COP26 and the need to cut emissions, I was struck by the irony of a story on the next page reporting advances in restoring male fertility (p 13). The largest contribution an individual can make to reducing carbon emissions is to not have a child.

Issue no. 3360 published 13 November 2021

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