HAPPY NEW YEAR fam and thank you for watching 🙌 What's one way you can try to live more sustainably in 2021? For me it's eating and shopping locally and trying to reduce my packaging + waste 😬 Even though 2021 has been off to a rough start, I'm still hopeful the second half of this year, at least, is going to be great. Hope you're all safe and healthy.
@AFrogInTheStars3 жыл бұрын
It’s rough but no one said it would be easy! I have heard this saying: “we don’t need one person doing zero-waste perfectly; we just need many people doing it imperfectly” (or something like that”. This year I’ll focus on drinking less milk and finding ways to find zero-waste soap
@ruaoneill90503 жыл бұрын
Of course using the library makes you happy: FREE BOOKS PEOPLE!!!!
@oxymoronic7173 жыл бұрын
Amen to that
@StigDesign3 жыл бұрын
Free books= happy. but sad cuz i need to deliver them back and not keep it :S i actually have some books i "forgotten to deliver" one special is Visual basic 6.0 programming book, but it`s in norwegian so it`s impossible to buy i did find it once but extremly expensive tho.
@louisgentilucci11883 жыл бұрын
Modern problems require ancient solutions. #libraryrofalexandria
@DavidCruickshank3 жыл бұрын
Just remember that you have a very little effect on the environment, it’s corporations that have a much larger effect on the environment. You should still try to live more sustainably but it’s not the end of the world if you’re not perfect.
@C4ZWX3 жыл бұрын
No, the individual contribution to CO2 emission is not negligible. According to MyClimate, in average a single person living in Europe generate 8.4t CO2 per year. In fact this number is the total CO2 emission of European country divided by the number of inhabitant. So, yes, it also includes companies emission. Let compare this 8.4t with other numbers from MyClimate: - Flight form London to New-York and back: 1.8t (= 21% of 8.4t) - Flight from London to Tokyo and back: 3.2t (= 38% of 8.4t) - Flight form London to Zurich and back: 0.362t (= 4% of 8.4t) - Flight from London to Indonesia and back: 4.6t (= 55% of 8.4t) !!! (feel free to play with the CO2 Emission Calculator from MyClimate) As remainder the YoungForTheClimate (Climate Strike) request 2t of CO2 emission per inhabitant per year (in 2030), and MyClimate says that we can only put 0.6t to "stop" climate change. (The Paris Accord goal for 2030 is higher than 2t per inhabitant and is still unlikely to be achieved...) The total air transport CO2 emission is only 2.5% of the overall emission BECAUSE the big majority of Earth inhabitants has never get on a plane. If we focus on occidental countries this proportion is much bigger. Take for example Switzerland. In 2016, 40 million tonnes CO2 (4.73 per inhabitants) where emitted in total and 5.4 million tonnes for all the flight starting from Switzerland (so the flight coming to Switzerland are not counted. But this is fair, because not only Swiss people goes aboard, there are also people from other places coming to Switzerland). That means 13.5% of the CO2 emission were due to fly. (I'm curious about the data for 2020, one may observe a significant reduction in the total emission.) Another concern is that the number of flights quickly increases in Switzerland as in the world (before Corona). So this percentage may increase. Supressing all the fly will not solve all our problems, but it is the biggest impact one can have as a single person. Source: CO2 Emission by country: www.worldometers.info/co2-emissions/co2-emissions-by-country/ MyClimate CO2 Emission Calculator: co2.myclimate.org/en/offset_further_emissions Air transport CO2 emission in Switzerland (document in french): www.bazl.admin.ch/dam/bazl/fr/dokumente/Politik/Umwelt/co2_emissionen_grundsaetzliches_zahlen.pdf.download.pdf/CO2-Emissionen_des_Luftverkehrs_FR.pdf And in any case: - companies fabricates what will be sold (to supply the demand), if people stop buying unnecessary things, they will stop producing them - similarly if companies remark an interest for sustainability by their potential clients, they may go in this direction (at least for marketing purpose)
@Toastmaster_50003 жыл бұрын
Another thing to consider is satiation vs excess. Eat until you're satisfied, not until you're full. Skip a shower once in a while if you're not actually smelly. Put on an extra layer in the winter, rather than crank up the heat. Coast your way to a red light, rather than hit the brakes once you get too close. Small differences add up in the long run.
@scarletspidernz3 жыл бұрын
I use to keep all boxes/paper then had to walk 700m down the road to pop into a paper recycle bin (no car so carried it every fornight/month) It turned my mental health so bad. I felt weak, defeated and hateful because the problem couldn't be solved with a few people doing it. Because it was not easy and the seeing all the other people in the world around me not doing their part or not doing enough. My impact was minuscule. What hurt most is knowing business/corporate waste was way more than my trip to the paper recycle bin on a daily basis. What really needs to happen, is business and companies need to be held accountable to their waste creation and post consumer waste creation. If they are, then we get better more sustainable packaging and in turn makes recycling easier for everyone. So while trying to be good person and recycling, buying sustainable, mind your mental wellbeing and financial situation first. Over packaging is a huge problem. We also need bulk bin stores to come back.
@braincraft3 жыл бұрын
100% re your point on business and industry. Hope you’re doing okay!
@scarletspidernz3 жыл бұрын
@@braincraft I'm doing ok , this was a few yrs ago. Also its like 3am in Aus can't sleep eh?
@theRealPadster3 жыл бұрын
@@scarletspidernz she's in the USA these days
@scarletspidernz3 жыл бұрын
@@theRealPadster ahh
@LaurieKoudstaal3 жыл бұрын
@@scarletspidernz all our best and brightest go overseas
@talideon3 жыл бұрын
It should be noted that performing pro-social, sustainable activities in one's daily life should not mean that we should be distracted from holding larger entities, such as multinationals, to account for the damage they do. This should be pointed out regardless of the multinational sponsoring a video. That said, the sponsors of this video are a different Merck than the one than most anglophones would think of - this Merck is the original Merck - though not without its dark period in the middle of the 20th century.
@vivilonrane13303 жыл бұрын
preach! System Change not Climate Change
@AFrogInTheStars3 жыл бұрын
I think this is appropriate timing to share a tip in case you want to reduce water bottle consumption but don’t like tap. My solution: but water jugs by the gallon and just refill them at your local water refilling station outside grocery stores or pharmacies. You can check when was the last time they changed the filter so you know you’re getting good water and you are cutting down on waste!
@mark.fedorov3 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure that recycling makes me happier, but it definitely helps me to less feel like crap.Which is a good thing.
@erikziak12493 жыл бұрын
My parents used to recycle. A couple of months ago they stopped. They were insulted by Greta and the media. The said "f**k it" and started to throw everything on one single bin. They felt really insulted by society and the media, because it was - as they described it - "praising a mentally ill spoiled child that was directly insulting them". Nice backfire effect, bravo Greta and all your blind supporters... I can imagine other people felt this way too.
@mark.fedorov3 жыл бұрын
@@erikziak1249 bruh. How is recycling "praises" Greta? To be honest, I haven't seen her speech - climate change and garbage were a problem before that.
@w7nter2393 жыл бұрын
I'm glad that I decided to start chemical engineering at an university sometime from now. That way, I might be able to reduce CO2 emissions in all kinds of industries!
@charleouel90123 жыл бұрын
To be fair it also benefit you to get the less amount of lost on a pakage (afterall everything you need to buy to keep it safe and secure is a net lost of SPACE and MONEY) So ppl useally start being ecolo on entreprise mainly because of that (Saveing Money) (It isn't the best reason but it is better than doing nothing aftera.. and it make you more competitive you can reduce your prize) SORRY FOR THE BAD ENGLISH
@Lfppfs3 жыл бұрын
Ever since I turned vegan (and one of the reasons is environmental) and started reducing any possible type of garbage, I feel better with myself :)
@DucBanal3 жыл бұрын
Isn't there a pretty big confusion factor in the studies with socioeconomic factors? I.e. you're more likely to eat organic food if you have the money to buy them
@myleonisd3 жыл бұрын
I've also been wondering about the direction of causation (if there is one). Isn't it the people who already live comfortably that are able to invest more money and effort (2:20)?
@onegrapefruitlover3 жыл бұрын
Totally. Even the bike sharing thing can be prohibitively expensive for low income individuals, and visiting a library means that you have enough time, energy and knowledge to value and practice reading/learning. People living in the kind of circumstances that lead to that kind of sustainable efforts are probably well off even without those efforts. Even controlling for socioeconomic status, people who make the same amount of money don't necessarily have equal amounts of free time or stress and that by itself could be a very important factor in your reported wellbeing AND your sustainability-directed behaviors.
@myleonisd3 жыл бұрын
@@onegrapefruitlover Yeah, I've also been thinking about the importance of executive (dys)function in general. A friend of mine lives very sustainably, which requires a lot of effort (the places to buy in bulk or compost trash are far from her place) and consistency (to avoid being buried under a heap of recyclable packaging). The thing is, she is very efficient in general and I guess that this is already correlated with a form of wellbeing (I don't have sources for this, I'm just thinking about what I'm currently learning concerning self-efficacy and goal setting).
@Sivah_Akash3 жыл бұрын
I love that you made this video!
@TheStoryscapeShow3 жыл бұрын
Yasss, here's to a more sustainable 2021! I am shopping locally, also only eating foods that are in season, and am now becoming so much more aware of packaging and shipping waste.
@mutuka3 жыл бұрын
During the first several months of the pandemic, recyclable waste collection was interrupted in my city. At the same time, I started getting more and more things delivered, so my packaging waste grew a lot. I noticed that this did cause me extra stress on top of the whole situation. So, yeah, "hopefully soon I won't create as much waste buying so much stuff online"!
@tomatenmagnet3 жыл бұрын
This is a really interesting topic and the video was well made. I also understand the trouble of youtubers needing sponsoring but that doesn't make me not disappointed when I see sponsorships by companies I know are unethical. Like Merck is literally the embodiment of ~big pharma~ , they spend so much money on keeping a squeaky clean image - and this video contributes to it.
@braincraft3 жыл бұрын
Hi Li - thanks for watching (and your nice comments!) and bringing this up. As you've mentioned, it is tough as a KZfaqr to decide who to work with as sponsorships are necessary to keep my channel going (as well as patreon). There are a lot of companies that I turn down for ethical reasons (and some I worked with in the past that, in hindsight, I really shouldn't have 😕). Personally, I think pharma is complicated: in a year like this year, the industry has brought us a much needed COVID-19 vaccine. It also (in countries like the US) can contribute to high healthcare cost and disparity. I've also been closely following the Purdue story for the past few years, which has been jaw-dropping. When deciding whether to work with Merck, I found this story on an ethics watchdog site: ethicsalarms.com/2017/04/30/ethics-hero-corporate-division-merck/ While every company has its pros and cons, this one was really encouraging to me and ultimately put me over the line for this video sponsorship. I hope that helps explain some of my decision process.
@tomatenmagnet3 жыл бұрын
@@braincraft thank you for clarifying! it's nice to see you put so much thought into what sponsorships you accept.
@alexanderjohnson23093 жыл бұрын
This is a good video, a great reminder to do more to help in the 2021.
@nascentnaomie3 жыл бұрын
✨such an insightful video
@braincraft3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! 🌏
@PetrGanaj3 жыл бұрын
I think every bit counts. It is not really possible to expect all people will live 100% eco or zero-waste... Therefore only few people do it and it makes not much effect on the whole system/planet. But if all people cut their waste (material/energy...) 'only' to half, it would be fully possible and huge help for the planet...
@braincraft3 жыл бұрын
Yes definitely! And when business/industry cut their waste too, it makes a big difference.
@PetrGanaj3 жыл бұрын
@@braincraft exactly
@compostboomtron90013 жыл бұрын
I guess corporations, governments etc. might try and push a certain agenda that leads towards poor sustainability, the best we can do is learn to see through the clouds and be aware of what we can do to be more sustainable. Individual awareness/ reminders, enhanced by videos such as these :)
@PowersOfDarkness3 жыл бұрын
"such a big problem we have to approach it with creativity and curiosity" nah we need to approach it with armed insurection as long as we live in a society centered on the profit motive we cant stop companies doing whats profitable, which sadly is the destruction of our planet today January 15th in 1919 Rosa Luxembourg was tortured and murdered after the unsuccessful spartacist uprising germanys last chance to avoid the decline to fascism, as can be seen by her works, Reform or Revolution and Socialism or Barbarism the only way to socialism is revolution and it is the only alternative we have available to barbarism this is made very clear by the shocking rise of far rights ideology around the world and the recent fascist event at the capitol building in the US and the rise of fascist parties into politics around Europe if you believe in something, and its isnt some esoteric racial superiority bullshit, please fight, fight for a better future that we know is possible organize and make home a better place that is intolerant of fascists and loving of humanity
@AtriumComplex3 жыл бұрын
I'm curious if these studies controlled for SES. It may be that having more time to do something you think is important than what that thing is.
@myleonisd3 жыл бұрын
I've also been wondering about the direction of causation (if there is one). Isn't it the people who already live comfortably that are able to invest more money and effort (2:20)?
@patrickolson51533 жыл бұрын
Great video! So clear and important. I love the important distinction you made between correlation and causation. Now off to visit The Sustainables website! Thanks for keying us into it.
@EmilyGraslie3 жыл бұрын
Aaahhhhhh I needed this right now!!! 🙏🏻
@user-tt4fc6ml6d3 жыл бұрын
god its so good to see NYC youtubers
@fathybalamita15373 жыл бұрын
Great informative video. I just wish KZfaq had a multi track audio option where i can turn off the music.
@mehlover3 жыл бұрын
I try my best to be sustainable and reuse, recycle, and or upcycle things. But ngl, it's still feels like an uphill battle to get everyone, esp companies to become more sustainable. It doesn't help either when infrastructure and neighborhoods are formed and it's much more scarcer to find public transportation. I really wish we could find a way to dig up places and rearrange them to have closer access to public transportations. It's great to know being sustainable helps your well being but, kinda sucks when the world you live in doesn't actually try to make it easier to be sustainable
@anthonypc13 жыл бұрын
I feel my heart sink every time I have to order through Amazon and they send me packaging layered like Russian nesting dolls. Like I'm sifting through the foam packing peanuts to uncover the third box within the box and take a break to remember how it worked in Inception.
@blindedbliss3 жыл бұрын
Amsterdam - biking improve your moods.
@mbk35093 жыл бұрын
Love what you are doing 💜
@MartinLichtblau3 жыл бұрын
:-D You sure HAD to include the word CURIOSITY! However, Merck is great and packaging is indeed an expanding issue, that many online sellers obviously don't care about. As so often: it's too cheap not to care and there are no incentives.
@dailydoseofmedicinee3 жыл бұрын
👍Reduce your food waste. Use reusable cups such as keep cups. Install a water efficient showerhead. Turn the thermostat down. Say no to straws and plastic bags.
@braincraft3 жыл бұрын
Yep, good tips!
@yoavshati3 жыл бұрын
And most importantly, protest so industries and companies have to be sustainable too You can't solve a global problem without fixing the global entities that cause it
@erikziak12493 жыл бұрын
Go back to caves. :-)
@C4ZWX3 жыл бұрын
@@yoavshati No, the individual contribution to CO2 emission is not negligible. According to MyClimate, in average a single person living in Europe generate 8.4t CO2 per year. In fact this number is the total CO2 emission of European country divided by the number of inhabitant. So, yes, it also includes companies emission. Let compare this 8.4t with other numbers from MyClimate: - Flight form London to New-York and back: 1.8t (= 21% of 8.4t) - Flight from London to Tokyo and back: 3.2t (= 38% of 8.4t) - Flight form London to Zurich and back: 0.362t (= 4% of 8.4t) - Flight from London to Indonesia and back: 4.6t (= 55% of 8.4t) !!! (feel free to play with the CO2 Emission Calculator from MyClimate) As remainder the YoungForTheClimate (Climate Strike) request 2t of CO2 emission per inhabitant per year (in 2030), and MyClimate says that we can only put 0.6t to "stop" climate change. (The Paris Accord goal for 2030 is higher than 2t per inhabitant and is still unlikely to be achieved...) The total air transport CO2 emission is only 2.5% of the overall emission BECAUSE the big majority of Earth inhabitants has never get on a plane. If we focus on occidental countries this proportion is much bigger. Take for example Switzerland. In 2016, 40 million tonnes CO2 (4.73 per inhabitants) where emitted in total and 5.4 million tonnes for all the flight starting from Switzerland (so the flight coming to Switzerland are not counted. But this is fair, because not only Swiss people goes aboard, there are also people from other places coming to Switzerland). That means 13.5% of the CO2 emission were due to fly. (I'm curious about the data for 2020, one may observe a significant reduction in the total emission.) Another concern is that the number of flights quickly increases in Switzerland as in the world (before Corona). So this percentage may increase. Supressing all the fly will not solve all our problems, but it is the biggest impact one can have as a single person. Source: CO2 Emission by country: www.worldometers.info/co2-emissions/co2-emissions-by-country/ MyClimate CO2 Emission Calculator: co2.myclimate.org/en/offset_further_emissions Air transport CO2 emission in Switzerland (document in french): www.bazl.admin.ch/dam/bazl/fr/dokumente/Politik/Umwelt/co2_emissionen_grundsaetzliches_zahlen.pdf.download.pdf/CO2-Emissionen_des_Luftverkehrs_FR.pdf And in any case: - companies fabricates what will be sold (to supply the demand), if people stop buying unnecessary things, they will stop producing them - similarly if companies remark an interest for sustainability by their potential clients, they may go in this direction (at least for marketing purpose)
@vivilonrane13303 жыл бұрын
Hey Vanessa, it would be cool if you would address the criticism in the comments instead of just faving comments that are praising your video. What is your answer to individual criticism vs. holding the big capitalist players accountable? What's your stance on classist inequality that causes disparities in access to sustainable living choices?
@braincraft3 жыл бұрын
Hey Vivilon - I have addressed some criticism in the comments, so I would encourage you to take a look at all my replies. Liking comments is less about ignoring bad comments than just being human - when I put effort into a video I like positive comments! To answer your questions: I don't think individual action vs. big business is an either/or. Yes, industry contributes to way more global emissions and as such, any pro-environmental actions by business has a much bigger impact. Yes, I think we should encourage policy makers to legislate to have more environmental policies so we can see these changes (as ethical as most big business says they are - even companies beloved like Tesla - operate and produce/dispose of waste within current laws and parameters). I think as consumers, we should direct our purchases towards more sustainable business when possible for us. But I have seen MANY individuals say "what's the point in me doing xyz when it doesn't make a difference [in global emissions]." Imho it's cognitive dissonance at it's best - it can be inconvenient and effortful to act pro-environment, so people use this as an excuse not to. Collective action can make a difference, it's important in getting people to care about issues, and as some of this research suggests it can make us feel better, too. And I think those who have greater income/access/potential to be making sustainable choices should be doing more to shoulder the burden (though this is tricky, as it often comes down to personal priorities and belief systems).
@vivilonrane13303 жыл бұрын
ah, thank you for the reply. Tbh, I just really did not see any replies by the time of my comment. I definetly see your point of cognitive dissonance and avoiding personal responsibility, but I do also see how there is a real feeling of powerlessness especially as it is a fundamentally societal and clasist issue. There is no justice to expect already marginalized people who are left behind in the whitewashed, neoliberal policy making to feel like they can have an impact or that they even have the capacity in life to care abhout these issue. I do agree that it is crucial that people should become far mire aware, involved and active in enviromental issues, but focusing these efforts on actual political activism instead of only simple consumption choices (the likes of which are shaped by privilege) is far more important and effective imo. As it is, the notion that the nature of capitalist consumption in the merits of the system as it exists today is the tool that will formulate change can be seen as a form cognitive dissonance, too.
@SaucerJess3 жыл бұрын
💙💙💙
@yveslafrance28063 жыл бұрын
+
@erikziak12493 жыл бұрын
I have a question: I used to take a diesel powered train to commute to work. Track is not electrified. Now I own an electric car. I commute 160 km every day (that is 100 miles for people in the US/UK). Well, currently not, as I had a positive PCR test and am quarantined, but in a couple of days, I will return to commuting (hopefully). Is it better to use the diesel powered train or an electric car? My energy mix is 78% nuclear. But I charge mostly at work and I do not know where the electricity comes from there. I guess it has a higher proportion of fossil fuels. I commute between two countries. The second one is known for its strong anti-nuclear power ideology, yet hypocratically importing energy from countries which produce them in nuclear power plants. So what is better? Is there even a way to say? Btw. I did not buy an electric can because I want to save the world. I did not buy it to show off. I refused special license plates, that would "shout out" from far away that I drive an electric car. No, regular plates for me. I bought it because it drives a lot better than a gasoline counterpart. Maintenance and running costs are a tiny fraction and in the long run, I will save money. The smaller the vehicle, the more sense I see in going electric. But is it better for the environment than a diesel powered train or not? Also: why?
@Zeckron5963 жыл бұрын
But... What about the impacts of what we eat?
@alexwixom45993 жыл бұрын
My new year resolution is to be more confident, do you have any tips? Or maybe I missed that video 🤦♂️
@CalikL3 жыл бұрын
1:05 what vegetable is that?
@mohamednassar423 жыл бұрын
I know packaging and plastic bubble wrapping are bad for the environment, but I really love them .. So satisfying 😅 Still, I am trying to reduce them as much as possible
@Loprey963 жыл бұрын
Nice video
@braincraft3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@jaybee25303 жыл бұрын
How do these studies factor in the possibility that the positive psychologal effects of living sustainable is due to that person living more sustainable than his/her peers or social circle? If a person who in general would be considered to be somebody who lives a fairly sustainable life, has a social circle or peers who live an extremely sustainable life, than that person might feel that he or she is not doing enough and therefore it might have negative psychological benefits.
@x417u52 жыл бұрын
Floor Gang wuz here :)
@imfromthegovandimheretohelp3 жыл бұрын
The elites couldn't care less
@louisfranckie9222 жыл бұрын
Very nice to it makes logical
@Mangofretchen3 жыл бұрын
Doing good makes you feel good. How's that a surprise?
@ash2joker3 жыл бұрын
Sicko!
@dlgarner3 жыл бұрын
Other folks having to do all your driving and groceries leads to more self-reported happiness?!?! You don't say.
@braincraft3 жыл бұрын
😂
@StigDesign3 жыл бұрын
1 EXTREMLy great thing we have in my contry Norway and i know scandinavia have it too, i dodn know about the rest of the word but we get money back when we deliver back the soda bottle and soda can/beer can`s :D it helps alott both on enviroment but also for thos that are living poorly that are digging true the trash cans that find bottles and can end up finding anuf bottle`s to buy food etc :) i wish and hope other contry`s did the same with bottle`s and cans i think it whud help alot in alott of contry`s that has High Population like rest of Europa Asia south&north America etc :D 1 Thing i wish Norway had but dont, i think usa has it FreeGeek or whats its called, that receve`s Electronic`s thats sort out whats working and whats not working and whats easy to repair and the selling it cheap or giving it away :) in norway we only deliver electronics to the apropiate places, but it dont get filtered like fully working computer`s/computer parts or other stuff. i kind of hoarder alitle/or more.. hehe cuz i dont often buy stuff so the stuff i have when it stops working i often fixing it or i keep it for laiter use/parts. like my main computer is i7 3770 560gtx for gaming and game making etc, and i have keept all my older computer parts consoles etc i have even saved alott of computer parts and consoles that now is hard to find and often expensive. :D so i know i do my part i smal contry Norway hehe :D i also filter the trash properly plastic paper etc.
@Ktulu7892 ай бұрын
Then let's add in the study, how many packages kg got returned because they got wasted in the mail 😅
@dcsignal52413 жыл бұрын
How many times in your life have you thrown away unnecessary packaging as soon as you get it in the door. Now multiple that by a billion. No wonder the planet is screwed.
@jaypaans34713 жыл бұрын
I find the sentence "What about other industries that we desperately need - like farmaceutical companies" very, very, repulsive. We don't need them. Them factories don't give a $h!t about the environment OR people's health.
@braincraft3 жыл бұрын
For more context I was thinking in terms of the COVID-19 vaccine, developed in the span of 12 months, that is going to prevent needless death and reopen borders again.
@borissman3 жыл бұрын
Eat local
@braincraft3 жыл бұрын
🍕
@erikziak12493 жыл бұрын
Sadly, there are no locally produced oranges where I live. Or bananas. Or other healthy foods, like sea-fish.... But I really wonder when I see supermarkets selling produce, which had to travel thousands of kilometers to get to the store, produce that can and also is being made locally. Like potatoes, onions, tomatoes, peppers, "fresh" meat... I usually just cynically grin when I imagine all the extra "carbon footprint" of such things in the shelves. But people buy them. They are cheaper than locally produced ones. Why? Because subsidies in other countries. Because a slightly better climate there.... But it is more due to subsidies I think, as the modern methods are less affected by the weather.
@borissman3 жыл бұрын
@@erikziak1249 red meat can be local for everyone
@erikziak12493 жыл бұрын
@@borissman That is correct. But the world is deformed by all sorts of subsidies, quotas, politics, economics. And most of all: human greed. People fighting fire with fire (metaphorically). In the end, what seems to be cheaper will be expensive in the long run.
@user-xy1wx2vd7i3 жыл бұрын
I am second
@braincraft3 жыл бұрын
🦑
@Shazistic3 жыл бұрын
END means Effort Never Dies So be positive!! -Shazistic
@oldcowbb3 жыл бұрын
you can go the other way, thinking that being environmental friendly is a propaganda and it is ok to be not sustainable
@0diyan3 жыл бұрын
I think I'm the first person on here😊
@braincraft3 жыл бұрын
🦑
@rthurw3 жыл бұрын
we're all going to die
@braincraft3 жыл бұрын
Eventually, yes 😬
@Tinker0013 жыл бұрын
Not me. I'll simply cease to exist when I no longer have anything to do.
@erikziak12493 жыл бұрын
So?
@GrilledCheese2theMAX Жыл бұрын
Yea definitely take a bike instead of driving when you can
@TurinTuramber3 жыл бұрын
Anyone who actually believes their life is remotely sustainable, needs a big slap from self awareness.
@yoavshati3 жыл бұрын
Unless you're super rich and fly a ton, your personal carbon footprint means almost nothing If EVERYONE lived more sustainably, big companies with massive carbon footprints would inevitably reduce their footprint, but there's no way this could happen The change has to come from big industries
@TurinTuramber3 жыл бұрын
@@yoavshati I disagree. The earth simply can not sustain 7 plus billon humans for any real amount of time. Vast habitats and resources are been depleted or destroyed everyday all over the world to feed the world's insatiable demands. Humans are only really sustainable in very small numbers, spread over huge areas and living modest lives (think nomadic tribes). Economic laws apply equally to nature as they do to humans, there are good reasons why you aren't tripping over apex predators. Our fate is no different to bacteria colony in a petri dish - neither will live forever, they eventually choke on their own waste products and or exhaust their resources as shall we.
@onegrapefruitlover3 жыл бұрын
@@TurinTuramber Your argument is probably valid but also completely pointless. We're too many, alright, what are we gonna do about that? Genocide? Forced sterilization? One child policies? Doom and gloom aren't part of a solution.
@TurinTuramber3 жыл бұрын
@@onegrapefruitlover I wasn't trying to be an Eeyore actually. First solution to solving any problem is acknowledging exactly what the problem is. We all might live happier lives by telling ourselves sustainability lulluabys, pretending that if we do our own little bit things will work out okay. Some people seek to hear the truth about it instead. In recent years our presence on Earth has exploded. Exploded is very apt because on a species timeline that is exactly what the last 100 years will look like - an explosion. Never before did any individual live such radically different lives to their grandparents or even parents. Our children will live different lives again and so on. By every metric possible our species is on course for a cataclysmic population crash, other species already tell us we are currently living in a mass extinction event, it is inevitable that we will join them. This is how we reduce our numbers, we reach this destination. Don't worry about saving the planet, that is arrogance on our part. The planet will endure us, then surpass us. Don't think it's because I don't care and that I am in any way wreckless or wasteful, I am actually pretty meek in my lifestyle. I am simply looking at our situation, like a school kid that gazes at an ant farm.
@erikziak12493 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@D0J0Master3 жыл бұрын
Surprised that a plant based diet wasn't mentioned... Driving a gas car is peanuts in comparison
@Tinker0013 жыл бұрын
Plant based diets can cause increased flatulence... Increasing greenhouse gas production.
@D0J0Master3 жыл бұрын
@@Tinker001 Lol I hope your being sarcastic
@Tinker0013 жыл бұрын
@@D0J0Master Not at all...
@D0J0Master3 жыл бұрын
@@Tinker001 do you have a source for this? I have never heard this... If your implying vegans fart more I can assure you that's not the case, lol well atleast for me
@D0J0Master3 жыл бұрын
@@Tinker001 Lol please give me a source... I have never heard of this and genuinely though it was a joke because it sounds so ridiculous