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We're pushing the boundaries of Anthropocene. What changes have you made in your life since learning of "Global Warming due to green-house gases"? Turned vega

We're pushing the boundaries of Anthropocene. What changes have you made in your life since learning of "Global Warming due to green-house gases"? Turned vegan, started walking, cycling; gave up on pleasure trips?

Loic 5y ago
Stopped using the car for everything within a 4km radius from home with an exception for bulk transport of heavy/large stuff. By taking the resolute habit not to use the car for short trips, the side benefits are that my kids now bike everywhere in the city independently and instead of 700km per tank on average, we are at 1000km. We drive less and for what we drive we reduced our per km consumption. It is really a win-win habit.
- SilverRed 5y ago
  Recently I have moved to the city and stopped using a car all together. Ignoring the environmental impact, it has been an incredible improvement for my mental health. Life is also massively more convenient without a car. I also do not use public transport and just walk everywhere.
- voisin 5y ago
  And now what is the likelihood of everyone doing this and if you somehow achieved 100% adoption what impact would this have on climate change? We need to solve these problems upstream.
  - Loic 5y ago
    It is time to solve these problems from both sides, upstream and downstream.
swader999 5y ago
Still buying my ski pass every year!
freshhawk 5y ago
I thought we were past the fairy tales about individual action doing anything useful?
- goatse-4-me 5y ago
  This is just an excuse for being a piece of shit person. It doesn't justify the murder of sentient creatures for your pleasure. It doesn't absolve you of your role in the ongoing mass extinction event. Fuck you!
- Tijdreiziger 5y ago
  Please enlighten us on why that would absolve any individual from their moral duties.
  - SilverRed 5y ago
    In no other area do we kindly request people not to do bad and damaging things. You don't tell the public "Drink driving is really bad, so please be considerate and don't do it". Instead you ban drink driving and vigorously enforce the ban.
    - Tijdreiziger 5y ago
      Yes, and I eagerly await the day governments around the world impose hefty CO2 taxes. Until that day comes, again - why would we be absolved of our moral duties? Is it really necessary for everyone to eat meat every day? (30% of Western Europeans already say no [1].) Is it really necessary for everyone to buy a new smartphone every year? [1] https://veganz.com/blog/veganz-nutrition-study-2020/ https://veganz.com/blog/veganz-nutrition-study-2020/
      - SilverRed 5y ago
        To be clear, I agree with you and make my best efforts but I know that there is no way that requiring individuals to apply restrictions to themselves is going to work. Seeing how little effect it has had vs tiny changes from government having massive effects.
gsich 5y ago
>What changes have you made in your life since learning of "Global Warming due to green-house gases"? Considering AC unit. Maybe not this year, but next one definitly.
- f6v 5y ago
  So many countries just need to stop being delusional about AC. Many people will need one within the next decade. But you can’t just install it in many European countries. So people end up buying portable AC units which have terrible energy efficiency. This makes the climate problem even worse.
  - gsich 5y ago
    True. There are ways to use a 2nd exhaust for the portable AC to increase efficiency but not sure if it's worth it. For ~3 weeks per year I wouldn't really care. Also, if ACs are sold with 2 hoses they fall under a different category of ACs and must be somewhat more efficient. That's why those are not sold usually.
thewhitetulip 5y ago
Used bicycle for lot of things Stopped using car or bike unless it's impossible to use bicycle Planted 50+ plants Use of solar lamps etc
voisin 5y ago
This kind of logic, while compelling, really pisses me off. It seems like industry has the following strategy time and again: make a giant public mess, then blame it on the distributed actions of individuals, then continue making the mess. This is the case with public health, climate change, recycling, etc. To solve these problems we need to solve them upstream at the regulatory level. There is no way we are going to solve climate change by trying to get everyone to use their bikes for short trips. But if we had pushed fleet wide efficiency standards harder we would be in a much better position. The solution will only begin to be obtained by nudging everyone in the right direction by only giving the “right” option.
- animal531 5y ago
  Exactly. Every person on the planet making a 100% change will only make a minuscule difference down the line. It has to be regulated in that the big companies that make most of the damage can no longer just do whatever they want.
- bradlys 5y ago
  This guilting of people for actions of industry is exactly what industry pushes. It's been a tried and true tactic for many decades now. Responsibility is always on the individual and never on the industry/government. It's just sad that many people cannot imagine anything else besides individual responsibility these days. The brainwashing by industry to this condition has been extremely successful.

Loic 5y ago

Stopped using the car for everything within a 4km radius from home with an exception for bulk transport of heavy/large stuff. By taking the resolute habit not to use the car for short trips, the side benefits are that my kids now bike everywhere in the city independently and instead of 700km per tank on average, we are at 1000km. We drive less and for what we drive we reduced our per km consumption. It is really a win-win habit.

SilverRed 5y ago
Recently I have moved to the city and stopped using a car all together. Ignoring the environmental impact, it has been an incredible improvement for my mental health. Life is also massively more convenient without a car. I also do not use public transport and just walk everywhere.
voisin 5y ago
And now what is the likelihood of everyone doing this and if you somehow achieved 100% adoption what impact would this have on climate change? We need to solve these problems upstream.
- Loic 5y ago
  It is time to solve these problems from both sides, upstream and downstream.

swader999 5y ago

Still buying my ski pass every year!

freshhawk 5y ago

I thought we were past the fairy tales about individual action doing anything useful?

goatse-4-me 5y ago
This is just an excuse for being a piece of shit person. It doesn't justify the murder of sentient creatures for your pleasure. It doesn't absolve you of your role in the ongoing mass extinction event. Fuck you!
Tijdreiziger 5y ago
Please enlighten us on why that would absolve any individual from their moral duties.
- SilverRed 5y ago
  In no other area do we kindly request people not to do bad and damaging things. You don't tell the public "Drink driving is really bad, so please be considerate and don't do it". Instead you ban drink driving and vigorously enforce the ban.
  - Tijdreiziger 5y ago
    Yes, and I eagerly await the day governments around the world impose hefty CO2 taxes. Until that day comes, again - why would we be absolved of our moral duties? Is it really necessary for everyone to eat meat every day? (30% of Western Europeans already say no [1].) Is it really necessary for everyone to buy a new smartphone every year? [1] https://veganz.com/blog/veganz-nutrition-study-2020/ https://veganz.com/blog/veganz-nutrition-study-2020/
    - SilverRed 5y ago
      To be clear, I agree with you and make my best efforts but I know that there is no way that requiring individuals to apply restrictions to themselves is going to work. Seeing how little effect it has had vs tiny changes from government having massive effects.

gsich 5y ago

>What changes have you made in your life since learning of "Global Warming due to green-house gases"? Considering AC unit. Maybe not this year, but next one definitly.

f6v 5y ago
So many countries just need to stop being delusional about AC. Many people will need one within the next decade. But you can’t just install it in many European countries. So people end up buying portable AC units which have terrible energy efficiency. This makes the climate problem even worse.
- gsich 5y ago
  True. There are ways to use a 2nd exhaust for the portable AC to increase efficiency but not sure if it's worth it. For ~3 weeks per year I wouldn't really care. Also, if ACs are sold with 2 hoses they fall under a different category of ACs and must be somewhat more efficient. That's why those are not sold usually.

thewhitetulip 5y ago

Used bicycle for lot of things Stopped using car or bike unless it's impossible to use bicycle Planted 50+ plants Use of solar lamps etc

voisin 5y ago

This kind of logic, while compelling, really pisses me off. It seems like industry has the following strategy time and again: make a giant public mess, then blame it on the distributed actions of individuals, then continue making the mess. This is the case with public health, climate change, recycling, etc. To solve these problems we need to solve them upstream at the regulatory level. There is no way we are going to solve climate change by trying to get everyone to use their bikes for short trips. But if we had pushed fleet wide efficiency standards harder we would be in a much better position. The solution will only begin to be obtained by nudging everyone in the right direction by only giving the “right” option.

animal531 5y ago
Exactly. Every person on the planet making a 100% change will only make a minuscule difference down the line. It has to be regulated in that the big companies that make most of the damage can no longer just do whatever they want.
bradlys 5y ago
This guilting of people for actions of industry is exactly what industry pushes. It's been a tried and true tactic for many decades now. Responsibility is always on the individual and never on the industry/government. It's just sad that many people cannot imagine anything else besides individual responsibility these days. The brainwashing by industry to this condition has been extremely successful.