Environmental factors may have dramatic impacts on fertility that are not well understood, including pesticides and chemical products used to support 8-10 billion people, making fertility decline potentially driven by environmental toxins rather than pure choice

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Bethany McLean

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I'm actually concerned that environmental factors can have Dr atic impact and this is really not only unhealthy but worrisome environmentalist is not just being concerned about climate change there are a lot of other things to support 8 billion people and potentially 10 billion people on Earth we have to use a massive amount of pesticides a massive amount of fertilizer

Source

The Fertility Crisis: Capitalism's Next Challenge, with Sir Niall FergusonStigler Center
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:18:48 AM

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