Choosing childlessness for the sake of the planet

Newborn babies in a maternity ward. Photograph: Roger Bamber/Alamy

Public policies shouldn’t be shaped around boosting birth rates, says Madeleine Hewitt. Plus a letter from Val Harding

Letters

hile it’s a tragedy that so many are afraid to have children due to climate breakdown, that doesn’t have to be a decision drawn from fear, but a positive, proactive choice to help solve the climate crisis (More people not having children due to climate breakdown fears, finds research, 9 November).… Read the rest

‘I had to find a way to survive’: ultrarunner Sabrina Pace-Humphreys on racing, racism and learning to love the outdoors

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/dec/24/i-had-to-find-a-way-to-survive-sabrina-pace-humphreys-on-race-and-trail-running

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ackling the toughest races in the world is all part of the day job for ultramarathoner Sabrina Pace-Humphreys. But where the hard work really begins is confronting racism. Here, she reveals what inspired her to set up the charity Black Trail Runners

We are at the beginning of a 5km trail run, passing through a sun-dappled woodland, when the ultramarathon runner Sabrina Pace-Humphreys says something that almost stops me in my tracks.… Read the rest

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