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Took an energy contract with wind, no nuclear and less coal/gas/oil. When: A decade ago. Effort: 5$ ? Something like that.
> no nuclear https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26603464 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26673987 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24874421 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24324974
If COVID has shown me anything, it is that humans will generally gravitate towards the selfish action. Buying up all the toilet paper in the UK as an example, even when it was generally known that we wouldn't run out. The point I'm making is that I don't think we can rely on individuals' actions to combat climate change. Yes I know: "but if everyone did it then it will make a difference"... we are not seeing this on…
If COVID has shown me anything, it is that humans will generally gravitate towards the selfish action. Buying up all the toilet paper in the UK as an example, even when it was generally known that we wouldn't run out. The point I'm making is that I don't think we can rely on individuals' actions to combat climate change. Yes I know: "but if everyone did it then it will make a difference"... we are not seeing this on…
Please note that there are other threads which debate the general notion of what could be done and which strategy might succeed. This thread focuses on what people have done in the past and thus I would like you to also mention something in this regard if you want to participate. Also there might be ways how to have an individual impact on policies or taxation e.g. via starting, signing, advertising for petitions.
* Bars of soap rather than liquid soap in plastic bottles
* Re-use plastic shopping bags to put waste in rather than buying black-bags
* Pushing for WFH as much as possible (cutting down on a 60-mile round trip each day)
* Keeping my smart phone for 3+ years (I see no need to buy a new one every year). It's always the battery that dies first.
* Keeping old PCs and laptops running for friends and family
* Paying extra to our local council to collect and use our green-waste (food & garden waste)
* Batch cooking + freezing
* LED all the lights
A lot of these are done because of the financial benefit (they just have the added bonus of being "green").
Important question! My main concern is to combat climate change with all my energy. Whilst it is still hard to leave all routines behind, I try to challenge myself on every action I take. - I changed my employer in December to work on renewable energy topics. It gained me 5000€/a, so win/win. - I switched my power supplier to eco 5 years ago. Probably 50€ per year. It is important to choose a real eco-friendly tariff…
Great thank you for your input and contributions! - Regarding the power supplier: how did you validate that the tariff is actually eco-friendly? - What do you think: how successful have you been at debating with other people? :D - Any other (local) people or communities that you regularly join forces with on this topic?
2. I think, I have been very unsuccesful at debating. Many people do not want to change or rather trade freedom now against climate fuckup in the future. It is very frustrating. In my opinion, most people still do not have realized that we have to act now and not in 5 years. In Germany, we already have 2°C, climate change is reality. :(
3. Not really.
I retweeted this : https://twitter.com/theprincessxena/status/13794762308571791... The way to fight climate change is at the level of national or supernational legislation.
I doubt that my partner and I will have children. (Of course I can't foresee if any of us will have a sudden change of heart in the next years, but in my specific case I've had a strong no-children stance for most of my life. I'm no longer young either so I doubt I'll ever change my perspective).
I live a mostly frugal lifestyle, with the possible exception of cycling and tech. Even here I feel like I make good use of my purchases long after their "planned" lifetimes. (In the past 20 years I had maybe 4 phones in total. I've been riding the same bicycle for about 5 years, the previous ones I donated)
I do my part in reuse, reduce, recycle mantra. (I would say daily :D)
I support politicians that have a vision that reaches outside immediate economic benefits. (Voted in 2020 for EU/local parliamentary elections with young politicians invested in a greener future. Not all of them proved to be true to their word, but I'm not discouraged yet)
Many years ago I decided I'd rather walk or cycle than drive, and so moved to a neighborhood where that was possible. Haven't left yet.
I would guess that you live in the US? Do you mind sharing some of those neighborhoods or how to find them? I live in a European city and here I would say that most neighborhoods enable you to just walk or cycle.
Important question! My main concern is to combat climate change with all my energy. Whilst it is still hard to leave all routines behind, I try to challenge myself on every action I take. - I changed my employer in December to work on renewable energy topics. It gained me 5000€/a, so win/win. - I switched my power supplier to eco 5 years ago. Probably 50€ per year. It is important to choose a real eco-friendly tariff…
Can you please not do that? In France at least they're actively doing their best (by lying mostly) to sabotage the integration of nuclear energy to the clean energy programs. I'm convinced they're harmful to our future.
- two months ago
- called two az senators and potus
the whole idea of 'individual actions' -- personal consumer choices -- like not driving and recycling -- contributing to a solution, is bogus, imo.
carbon footprint scam:
https://mashable.com/feature/carbon-footprint-pr-campaign-sh....
plastic recycling scam:
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/11/897692090/how-big-oil-misled-...
i get that the idea that individual actions are near-meaningless is not necessarily fun to think about, but...
my guess is greta, and all serious scientists, would agree.
we need 'actions' that get us to a carbon tax and other measures that will address the issue with the seriousness required.