Ian DeBay

Writing, talking, thinking about a good system

Ian DeBayiandebay
2025-05-13

Be the one who knocks!

Ian DeBayiandebay
2025-05-10

It’s not about fewer babies. It’s about fewer billionaires.

Ian DeBayiandebay
2025-05-09

The system creates your CO₂ footprint — and then blames you for it.

Ian DeBayiandebay
2025-05-08

Having a child is not a moral failure. Living in a fossil fuel economy isn’t either — but letting it continue might be.

Ian DeBayiandebay
2025-05-07

We’re not choosing to emit carbon. We’re choosing to live — inside a system that’s made of carbon.

Ian DeBayiandebay
2025-05-06

New podcast episode about having children in the climate crisis. Out Now.
iandebay.com/podcast/are-kids-
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Ian DeBayiandebay
2025-05-06

Your baby isn't driving an SUV to work.
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Ian DeBayiandebay
2025-05-06

The accusation of overpopulation often has underlying racism, is used as an excuse and above all it is wrong.

Ian DeBayiandebay
2025-05-05

Our system ruins our planet and kills mankind, not the growing population.

Ian DeBayiandebay
2025-05-04

We can feed well over 10 billion people, and it looks like that this will be peak population.

Ian DeBayiandebay
2025-05-03

Several studies have shown that well-educated girls and women tend to have fewer children. One of the many reasons, why education is so essential.

From my blog iandebay.com/the-good-system/s

Ian DeBayiandebay
2025-05-02

There is no global overpopulation and, from today’s perspective, will never be.

Ian DeBayiandebay
2025-05-01

It is possible to feed up to 10.2 billion people. But there needs to be changes. Like sustainable farming, change of diet and reducing food loss and waste.

From my blog post iandebay.com/the-good-system/s

Ian DeBayiandebay
2025-04-30

It's hard to make a good joke about climate change and find the right audience.

Old white men laughing about a climate change joke.
Ian DeBayiandebay
2025-04-30

The problem is not overpopulation, but the overuse of resources that is built into our current system.

Ian DeBayiandebay
2025-04-30

Overpopulation is not only brought up by people who dream of a new holocaust. It is also frequently used because it is an easy excuse.
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Ian DeBayiandebay
2025-04-29

We cannot only make fun of climate change. We need to.

Ian DeBayiandebay
2025-04-29

If overpopulation caused climate change, billionaires would be blameless. Let’s not.

Listen to my latest podcast episode: "Is Overpopulation Really the Problem? Rethinking Climate Blame" iandebay.com/podcast/is-overpo

Ian DeBayiandebay
2025-04-28

The best comedy punches up—not down.

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