I keep having to remind myself that even if I were to given to my feelings of guilt and give up many of the conveniences I enjoy and cut my carbon footprint to be as small as possible, it would not have nearly the same impact as working collectively with other people to try to change the structures of capitalism.
I keep having to remind myself that even if I were to given to my feelings of guilt and give up many of the conveniences I enjoy and cut my carbon footprint to be as small as possible, it would not have nearly the same impact as working collectively with other people to try to change the structures of capitalism.
There is no reason you can’t do both! I’ve made a lot of changes to reduce my carbon footprint that have made my personal life easier, better, and cost me less money.
For example, my wife and I decided to move to a slightly more expensive neighborhood, but it’s actually walkable and right next to the train station. Now we buy most of our daily necessities walking or biking, which is good for our health, and take public transit to many places we used to drive to. Our carbon footprint is less, we get more exercise, our travel is more convenient, and due to much less driving we actually save money even though housing cost went up a bit.
Not saying this exactly will work for you; but my point is that sometimes we can make changes that make a big difference in our individual footprint but aren’t actually giving up any convenience.
It’s good to hear that you were able to move somewhere more convenient. The main issue I have now is that I work far from where I live. I’d need to find a different job closer, which isn’t impossible, but still a big change.
Thank you for writing this.
I keep having to remind myself that even if I were to given to my feelings of guilt and give up many of the conveniences I enjoy and cut my carbon footprint to be as small as possible, it would not have nearly the same impact as working collectively with other people to try to change the structures of capitalism.
There is no reason you can’t do both! I’ve made a lot of changes to reduce my carbon footprint that have made my personal life easier, better, and cost me less money.
For example, my wife and I decided to move to a slightly more expensive neighborhood, but it’s actually walkable and right next to the train station. Now we buy most of our daily necessities walking or biking, which is good for our health, and take public transit to many places we used to drive to. Our carbon footprint is less, we get more exercise, our travel is more convenient, and due to much less driving we actually save money even though housing cost went up a bit.
Not saying this exactly will work for you; but my point is that sometimes we can make changes that make a big difference in our individual footprint but aren’t actually giving up any convenience.
It’s good to hear that you were able to move somewhere more convenient. The main issue I have now is that I work far from where I live. I’d need to find a different job closer, which isn’t impossible, but still a big change.