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 In the 1990s, at least one public environmentalist became even more radically anti-copulation, bordering on radical [[volcel]]dom.  A member of Zero Population Growth named Les Knight launched the ''Voluntary Human Extinction Movement (VHEMT)'' with the goal of “Phasing out the human race by voluntarily ceasing to breed”.  He launched a 1996 website explaining his goals.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/14/anti-natalists-childfree-population-climate-change</ref>
-==Growth vs environmentalism==
-===Limits to growth===
-Growth is synonymous with environmental degradation until cleaner energy sources are deployed/discovered.
-===Post-growth===
-Much of social harmony appears to depend on economic growth as it provides a strong incentive to get more stuff from newly created capital rather than from other people. Without growth, things tend to turn into zero-sum games instead, meaning whenever someone wants more he has to get it from others others, if necessary by force (e.g. theft, wars etc.). Transitioning to a post-growth economy will inevitably risk this and thus has the tendency to divide people. Once it is socially acceptable to put high priority on the planet to be preserved, it is easy to conclude that the world is overpopulated and hence authoritarian leaders may decide for drastic measures of decimating the population (for their own automated paradise of course).
 ==History==