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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Actions to take for the better
Considering my scores as a student of French Polynesia, I can state that, my consumption was clearly higher than the average in my region. It made me realize how bad my habits of consuming were and that I definitely needed to change some of them.
The highest in my scores were probably in the category of transportation. Taking this into consideration, I know that I should find a way to reduce my waste in transportation.
Nevertheless, in Tahiti, one of the islands of French Polynesia, Tahitian tends to really be attracted to own more than 1 car. This underline a major problem for our islands but also our consumption and carbon emissions in general.
In this case, one solution that I could think about would be, obviously to restrain ourself from owning more than we need. On the other side, we could also promote the use of bicycle, since our island is not to big, meaning that getting to any places is easier for us, than for metropolitan citizens.
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Regarding all of our scores, high or low concerning our carbon emissions, we can clearly see that we need to take actions in order to preserve our planet. It might be hard to change our way of living, our habits, but it is our duty to take responsibility for the future of our planet. For the future we are leaving to the generation to come.
As part of the younger generation, I’m not trying to convince or force you to act this way, but this is a piece of advice to make our planet green again.