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But they don't even amount to a rounding error. It might be a big personal sacrifice to give up your SUV or meat or whatever, but you shouldn't delude yourself

But they don't even amount to a rounding error. It might be a big personal sacrifice to give up your SUV or meat or whatever, but you shouldn't delude yourself into thinking you're doing anything for the environment because it's not even a drop in the ocean. It's literally negligible, immeasurable, etc. The only thing we can reasonably do is lobby our legislators for carbon pricing, including giving or volunteering with http://citizensclimatelobby.org http://citizensclimatelobby.org. All of the lifestyle changes we make that give us the warm fuzzies won't make a difference and certainly won't get us where we need to be with respect to global temperature change.

adrianN 5y ago
You are right of course, I also don't think that individual action is terribly meaningful. I just wanted to address the "penny wise, pound foolish" part. Fractional pennies can be saved by individuals without expending pounds of carbon elsewhere.
lupire 5y ago
I'll play that game. First, > It might be a big personal sacrifice to give up your SUV or meat or whatever. No, it's not. It saves money and makes you healthier. > lobby our legislators Has such a tiny percent chance of success that it's effectively just a drop on the ocean. If enough people (a majority!) cared that they convinced legislators, then that same majority could have a substantial effect by buying less junk.