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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Willing to Change
When calculating my footprint my outcome was below average mostly because I do not fly often, I consume lower amounts of calories.. Also my appliance usage was pretty low because most of the ones in my house are newer and energy saving appliances. Those are the categories I was lower than average people. Categories that I was normal or above average were my meat consumption, and emissions from a car. I do not consume large amounts of calories but at least 50 percent or higher portion of my diet consists of meat from animals. Although I love meat and it gives me high balanced protein diet, there are alternatives for protein that I am willing to turn to. Also I drive at least 16 miles per day which really adds up in gas usage over a year and a lifetime. As much as I would like to change this everything in the US is so spread out where it is almost impossible to get around without a car I would like to limit my impact this way but the living conditions here hold me back from doing so.