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"If temperatures weren't rising, I'd choose the name 'Athena' for a girl. If the rivers were safe, I'd choose 'William' for a boy," writes Anna Lee for CNN Opinion. "If I could breathe clean air on my morning commute, I'd paint the nursery a warm yellow. If I could see hope for a sustainable future on this planet, I wouldn't be spending time mourning the children I'll probably never have.
"If things were different, I'd be honored to become a parent — indeed, I think there is no greater privilege or responsibility. But each day, the current state of the world dissuades me more and more from having children. Like many folks in Gen Z (those born between 1997 and 2012), my main concern is climate change. And, as climate catastrophes are already well in motion (coupled with a host of related socioeconomic and equality issues), I feel as if I would be doing an increasingly irreparable injustice to any children I would bring into this world with my inability to offer them a future."
Read more from Lee, a CNN Opinion intern and fourth-year English major at the College of the Holy Cross, at the link in our bio.
📸: Ian Berry/CNN
