People may feel helpless; think that the apocalypse going on has nothing to do with them; or else take the easy way out and “blame the government” or “the others” - which is always a convenient cop-out.
This would be the wrong attitude to take because there ARE things we can all do, every one of us - Remember that the world starts with YOU. Yes, you can. Every little helps. So here is a quick list of concrete, realistic, feasible resolutions I came up with.
WE CAN ALL DO SOMETHING AT OUR INDIVIDUAL LEVEL
PRACTICAL MEASURES TO FIGHT THE EARTH'S DESTRUCTION
WHENEVER POSSIBLE...*
Go vegetarian.
Buy fewer clothes (clothes production is one of the most polluting activities on Earth). Wear yours as long as you can. Don't change your mobile phone frequently. Recycle.
Do less laundry (it's equally very polluting) - and not for single items.
Recycle.
Take the stairs, not the lift. Walk or cycle whenever you can.
Go vegetarian.
Reduce your avocado and chocolate consumption (yes, :-((( ): producing these uses up huge quantities of water.
Buy local products.
Use public transport; carpool. Take the plane as seldom as possible, and just for travel that would be impossible otherwise.
Don't keep engines running / idling. Switch off the light, turn off the tap, use air conditioning as little as possible. Unplug electrical appliances when not in use.
Write fewer emails. These burn up energy too.
Go vegetarian.
Eat smaller portions - don't waste food.
Use washable, recyclable glass bottles – not plastic ones.
Plant something (a tree, flowers, a plant...).
Buy second-hand. Don't support the soul sapping, self-defeating, and ultimately senseless drive to produce ever more. THERE IS NO PLANET B.
*Yes, I know the inevitable reply: "But, but, with me it's different (I can't do this or that in my position)..."
Also:
Ban cruise ships and bitcoin – they are monumentally polluting.
Close down golf courses. Only wankers play golf anyway.
100 Practical Ways to Reverse Climate Change (nationalgeographic.com)
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