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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Sacrifices Required
Even though I love eating beef and traveling the world, there are definitely sacrifices I need to take to help the environment, because the earth is more important than my personal pleasures. On my carbon footprint, the biggest carbon producer came from the many flights I took this year. Its really difficult for me to give up flying because traveling provides a lot of opportunities to learn about cultures and languages, things that I value very much, but I am still wiling to travel less than I usually do. Although in order not to give up flying completely, I will devote myself to using public transportation and carpooling more often than driving just myself. I will also refrain from buying unnecessary products like sodas or chips that produce waste. I will also make a point of trying to persuade my parents to eat less beef for dinners. Even though many of these things are enjoyable, we all need to make sacrifices in order to preserve our earth.