Arkouda@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoWhat do you think are the worst carbon causing human activities? What do you think are the most beneficial activities to counter carbon output?message-squaremessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down12
arrow-up110arrow-down1message-squareWhat do you think are the worst carbon causing human activities? What do you think are the most beneficial activities to counter carbon output?Arkouda@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareJubilantJaguar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoFor typical middle-class people (like the ones probably reading this), usually the single worst thing they do is flying. It’s the only way to blow your personal carbon budget for the whole year in just a few hours. That’s at the individual level.
minus-squareEndlessNightmare@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months agoAnd air travel is increasing. Air travel for leisure / tourism is environmentally irresponsible to the extent that I cannot personally justify my participation.
For typical middle-class people (like the ones probably reading this), usually the single worst thing they do is flying. It’s the only way to blow your personal carbon budget for the whole year in just a few hours.
That’s at the individual level.
And air travel is increasing.
Air travel for leisure / tourism is environmentally irresponsible to the extent that I cannot personally justify my participation.