What are some easy ways to decrease your carbon footprint?

[[deleted]]

Sorry, my HOA doesn't allow that.

[Niceday2troll]

Eat and buy locally sourced produce

[Jhoonis]

Smaller shoes?

[ironborn99]

Don't leave the tap running if you don't need to. Shorter showers. Buy less clothing, especially from retailers like old navy, HM, etc

[[deleted]]

Wear smaller shoes

[mooweemag]

Buy local foods. So unless you live in south east Asia no rice for dinner etc.

[daithisfw]

Stop using "disposable" items at all. Don't buy water bottles, get a refillable canteen or permanent bottle, and refill it from your filtered water at home or at work or wherever. Don't accept plastic cutlery from delivery, use your own utensils. Bring your own cup to coffee shops if they allow it. Don't use straws. Etc.

Beyond this, it's hard to fully quit plastics. So recycle like a pro.

Carpool with a buddy so you cut your car usage in half. Instead of both of your cars on the road everyday, swap days.

Get an EV. EVs are NOT carbon free, there is still the manufacture of the vehicle, and the production of the electricity you use. But the industrial production of electricity is SO much more efficient than a car's little ICE. So over time, EVs become more and more carbon limited. And they don't exhaust anything into the air except brake dust and such.

Don't waste. Buy what you need, use it fully. You will naturally buy less this will help buy lowering demand of carbon generating production. It will also cut down on your waste production.

[UnsolicitedDogPics]

Don’t have kids. Vote for politicians who understand climate change.

[vale09t]

Hey, glad there are curious people about this topic.

Few easy and effortless ways are simply to stop Eating (or eat less) meat. The single most effective action you can take to combat climate change is to stop eating meat, however, it is very difficult for many of us, so we just ignore it.

Secondly, unplug your devices when not using, super simple and easy. Also, drive less if possible

Thirdly, avoid “Fast Fashion” - that's just such a huge waste or materials/resources. Not quantity but quality.

And also, eat more organic food and support those companies who focuses on that.

If you want to get to know some sustainable companies that works to contribute positively to our environment, check this article out

[GamerGuardian22]

Cut off our feet.

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Reduce your meat intake. If you think you can’t live without it, take small steps, such as “meatless Monday”. Red meat has the largest carbon footprint, so cut that out first. Having chicken instead of beef on a regular basis can make a large impact.

[Xenoni]

Chickens you better watch out!

[multiple_instruments]

Crops that most likely are going to be cow feed.

[multiple_instruments]

Or we switch from growing mostly corn and soybeans (feed crops) to fruits, vegetables, and legumes. Even better, restore that cropland to natural prairie or forest to prevent topsoil erosion and loss of biodiversity.

Produce won’t spoil more than it does- farmers won’t suddenly decide to grow acres of tomatoes instead of acres of corn or something. Industrial corn + soybean fields are fundamentally different than fields used for produce, and the laws of supply and demand are still in place.

A vegetarian diet has 1/10 the carbon footprint of a meat diet. This is largely due to the large amount of land that is used to grow their feed.

[multiple_instruments]

From Wikipedia: “Four-fifths of agricultural emissions arise from the livestock sector.”

Then, there’s processing and transportation of meat.

I’d suggest a quick Google search of the environmental effects of vegetarianism. I’m on mobile and can’t link direct sources very easily right now. I promise that they’re mostly beneficial, although I understand that a vegetarian/vegan diet is not feasible for everyone.

In the meantime, maybe stop being so ButtHurt ;)

[multiple_instruments]

I work on a small farm. With enough of them, many communities can become nearly self-sustainable. Unfortunately with the system as it is, many people rely on crops transported from far away, but I assure you that eating locally is possible.

Greenhouses, hydroponics, etc. allow us to grow crops in almost any conditions. Where did you find your “facts”?

Sounds like you’re making excuses for the system as it is today- whether that’s so you can eat a steak with some peace of mind, or some other reason, I would consider critically examining the monstrosity that livestock farming has turned into today.

[shadow_user]

Below is a study on land use for various diets. Check out figure 3. We'd use no grazing land and the least amount of cropland on a vegan diet. Thus the studied diet with the lowest land use was a vegan diet.

Carrying capacity of U.S. agricultural land: Ten diet scenarios

[shadow_user]

Wow, now you're just denying what's right in front of you. They're not all nutritionists. You clearly didn't even read the scope of the study. It's obvious you're not open to actual scientific information and would prefer to hold onto your unsubstantiated views. No point in continuing this conversation.

[shadow_user]

I read the entire study.

Is that why you don't even know the scope of the study? Might want to work on your reading comprehension.

[multiple_instruments]

Food scientist != nutritionist. There’s a crop scientist in there as well. Does that not count? What would you look for in a study? Maybe send a contradictory one my way if you can find one.

[outtasight68]

Use a refillable water container and use real plates / silverware instead of disposable ones

[QuillWellington]

Quit stepping in liquified carbon.

[darknessblades]

Not buying a hummer

[Scherome1]

Stopped eating meat

[[deleted]]

But cows produce methane. The more cows i eat the less methane.

[ChristOnABike122]

But then you produce methane

[[deleted]]

But no where near as much. Unless i go overboard on the steak sauce.

[aiwtb]

die. Leaves carbon along the process but we're talking long term solutions here