This is more of a general claim. Living in a first-world country is a blessing, not having to worry about things such as if I will have food the next day or if I will have a roof to sleep under tomorrow is a thing that I constantly take for granted. However, one of the downsides of living in this type of country is the large consumer-based market. With this market comes an increase in CO2 emissions as more things such as clothing or beauty products are being created to satisfy the market. In all reality, all that we really need are a set of clothes for each day in the week, shoes, basic hygiene utensils, a place to live, food, and clean water. We do not require a closet full of clothes or the latest and greatest face mask. By getting only what we really need, we can cut down on carbon emissions and be a lot more mindful when it comes to what we truly need.

I agree with this because most of the appliances and "essential" things we use today produce so much carbon that most of the world doesn't notice. The more products are made and in demand, the more likely factories and companies will want to continue the product and build ideas off of it. This will cause fossil fuels to be burned, which is why climate change occurs.

I agree, mass production of goods is a real problem. Because of supply and demand, people always want supply to be high, or in other words, producers anticipate what and how many the consumer wants. So there is surplus, when the supplier anticipated more than what was needed. This is a real problem because most of it ends up in the trash, landfills, or just out in the world (ground, streets, oceans).

I definitely agree, our capitalist economy makes is impossible to keep the environment clean, due to our consumerist habits. Especially electronics take a lot to make and when used emit carbon as well. Factories burn fossil fuels, creating tons of air pollution. The electronics we ave such as phones, are only meant and advertised as lasting for two years, and may are disposed incorrectly, leading to more waste.  Also, the more we consume these products the more big corporations have to create, leading to deforestation to make way for more factories. Overall, the capitalist economy we and many other countries live in harm the environment through producing unnecessary goods, so if we make sure to only get the essentials, we will help the environment.
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I agree that the amount of things we buy creates a large part of greenhouse gas emissions. According to the EPA and the Leonardo Dicaprio Foundation, purchases are the second largest source of human-made carbon emissions. Because we live in a capitalist society, the need for manufactured goods rises every second. However, scientists are working on factories that catch carbon before they leave the factory. I think we can do out part by buying less and reusing more.

I 100% agree with your post. By living in a consumerist country people feel the need that they always have to get more. An example of this would be fast fashion where 15.1 million tons of textile waste was generated according to the Environmental Protection Agency. 12.8 million tons of this waste was discarded and went straight into the landfill. What is astonishing is that not only do we produce waste from purchasing products we don't use, those product's production produces waste that goes into the landfill. This information opened my mind because I realized that every object has a life before you get it so controlling your emissions becomes that much more difficult.

I also agree. Mass production is an easy and vastly great way to make our environment worse and is currently a massive ongoing problem. Due to high supply and industrial/commercial demand, people always want everything in a mass production. So basically, producers estimate more than what the buyer actually needs. Once all production has been ordered and shipped there is still a massive surplus, when there are more supplies needed then actual requirement. This ends up to become a serious problem, in today's society because a lot of these supplies end up getting thrown out in landfills, and sometimes just out in the ordinary world like streets. Supplies on the streets can spill into the ocean accidentally killing hundreds of thousands of animal life in the ocean.