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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Making A Change
After calculating my carbon footprint, I was surprised that the food I ate could have an impact on the environment. Most people don't think about how the food they are eating may contribute to global warming. Until after this assignment, I didn't think that eating meat could increase a carbon footprint as much as it did. My family and I eat lots of vegetarian meals but we also eat a lot of meat. I am willing to eat meat less often for the sake of the environment and for my health. I think that this will be a challenge because my family will most likely keep eating meat. I think that if I inform my family about carbon footprints, I might get them to eat less meat with me. If everyone ate less meat around the world, the amount of carbon released will greatly decrease. I think that more people should join me and eat less meat!
i was surprised too. i knew eating meat wasn't amazing for the environment, but i didn't know how truly bad it was. form doing this i've learned that the easiest way to reduce our footprints, may be to consume less meat. or its at least a good starting point.