Are there aspects of your daily life that you know contribute to your carbon footprint but you are unwilling to compromise to change them? In other words, what about your life is “off the table” when it comes to carbon emissions? It's OK to admit it- we all have these cherished behaviors!
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What is hard for me and my family to do
Me and my classes calculated our carbon footprint yesterday and the value is a little less than the average in my country but higher than the global average. Me and my family aren't big consumers for a family that has 5 members. However, there are some things we can't do to lower our footprint:
1.Using the car less. Me and my mother prefer walking but my dad uses his car more than he needs (for example, when he wants to go shopping he drives,even though our city isn't that big). We tried to convince him to walk more but in vain.
2.Recycling.Even though my dad keeps telling us to recycle the milk cartons and cans of juice, I often forget that.
3.Unplugging the laptop or TV when I don't use them. This is because it's hard for me to look for the cable when I want to watch TV again and I hate when my laptop tells me that there is 10% left from the battery.
I hope that we'll manage to change our habits.