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May 22, 2026Geographical JournalOpen Access

No Future, No Children; or No Children, No Future? Or Neither? Reproductive Reluctance as a Form of Adaptation to Climate Change Futures

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MFMatilda Fitzmaurice

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Overview

Commentary explores how reproductive reluctance reflects adaptation to climate change among younger generations, suggesting a new approach to future-making.

Key Points

  • This commentary investigates whether reproductive reluctance is a form of adaptation to climate change by examining anxieties around having children.
  • Reflecting on the rejection of reproductive futurism
  • Discussing the generational rift regarding climate change and reproduction
  • Exploring narratives of progress and adaptation in relation to reproduction
  • Proposes a new antinormative vocabulary to address climate change anxieties.
  • Highlights the geological implications of the generational rift in attitudes towards reproduction.
  • Suggests that adaptation offers a positive outlook on (non)reproductive futures amidst environmental destruction.

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Matilda Fitzmaurice (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0ff3c0d674f7c03778ca45https://doi.org/10.1111/geoj.70094
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