All of you have calculated your emissions and you have surely discovered the unexpectedly high impact of some of your behaviors (eating meat, flying to a sunny destination, etc.) on your total footprints.
Are there any behaviors that you are really willing to change or to improve for the sake of the environment? What challenges do you encounter or think you will encounter while trying to change these things? What help, support, and insights from others would make your life easier with these new behaviors?
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Plastic Production
Plastic production and waste is one of the most widespread climate issues. Plastic not only creates a large amount of greenhouse gases, but the plastic itself also affects the environment around it. According to MIT, if the amount of plastic produced in the world stays on track, it would contribute as many greenhouse gases as the entire continent of Africa by 2030. As for how it affects to environment, an insane amount of plastic is thrown out into our roads and oceans, causing ecosystems to collapse and organisms to not be able to function. This progressively destroys the environment and doesn't allow greenhouse sinks to function. One of the ways we could solve this is to instate a more efficient recycling system that encourages recycling and punishes littering. For example, the German recycling and return system is one of the most efficient at reducing plastic waste, as it punishes and makes it difficult to freely throw away plastics.
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