I want to be zero waste. To accomplish that, I bring my own water bottle, mug, utensils, and even a reusable napkin with me everywhere I go. Surely, that helps with reducing single-use plastics. I also cut down my consumption of meat, poultry, and fish. I drink oat milk because almond farms require too much water to produce. I shop produce by season, and I compost in NYC, which is no small task. Yet activists in the environmental movement are proposing we do more, reduce more and change more. From Gen X all the way to Gen Z, we as the younger generations have felt pressured to reduce the number of people we produce. It’s scientifically supported that choosing not to have children does decrease expected carbon emissions and waste, but how many are too many? Are two too many? Or, will classrooms be full of only children in 30 years? Many claim it is unethical and unnecessary to reproduce at all on a planet undergoing climate change’s natural disasters. As a Gen Z cisgender woman, the question of whether I want to have children is one that is asked of me often, so to answer this question, I began to consider the personal and environmental impact of parenthood.