Some coincidences aren’t coincidental
Some coincidences aren’t coincidental
Problem Child? What are you AT?
Whose children are the problem? Population, wealth and the ecology of inequality Willy De Backer Retired journalist exploring interconnected crises reshaping our world. Digging into social-ecological security, planetary health, & justice within the web of life. December 12, 2025 "If they would rather die," said Scrooge, "they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population." With these words, Ebenezer Scrooge became literature's most famous villain. The Ghost of Christmas Present later throws them back at him: "Will you decide what men shall live, what men shall die?" Nearly two centuries later, climate science demands we revisit Dickens’ most renowned anti-hero. The wealthiest 10 per cent of the global population are responsible for roughly half of all greenhouse gas emissions. The carbon footprint of the 1 per cent is approximately 175 times greater than that of the poorest 10 per cent. The ecological footprint of an American ...
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