Can we solve the climate crisis without confronting global inequities?
A recent study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA found that white residents in the USA produce more climate pollution than black or hispanic residents, but black and hispanic people are exposed to more air pollution.
And that is just the USA! Think about the global inequities in the "haves" and the "have nots".
And how are we going to lift people out of poverty without making the climate crisis even worse?
If you are a resident in a wealthy country, is it your responsibility to address both problems at once? And what would that look like in terms of national and international policy?
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How can we change?
When taking the carbon footprint test, the results showed that I was about average in my eating habits and how much I recycle. For things like recycling and re-using, I realized that I was putting rarely or never. I believe that this a simple fix. Reducing the amount of greenhouse gases is as easy as everybody deciding to pay just a bit of attention to where their “trash” ends up.