I think consumerism specifically is more of an issue than capitalism, at least when it comes to pollution and the environment. People often conflate the two, bu

I think consumerism specifically is more of an issue than capitalism, at least when it comes to pollution and the environment. People often conflate the two, but consumerism is a more recent phenomenon largely dependent on marketing and FOMO. So, one way of improving it would be the widespread adoption of minimalism as a value. This seemed to be happening a few years ago with Marie Kondo et al., but I'm not sure if it has maintained momentum. Of course, it's also antithetical to the way Western capitalist economies are set up, so in the short term, a turn toward more digital consumption and less physical consumption might be helpful.