[__tobals__]

I personally think that avoiding things is very relevant and that positive actions (as long as they are not in the flavor of "I remove any sort of waste") can do more harm than good in the long run, since the environment is an utterly complex system.

[kite_and_code]

That makes sense. I am just scared if it will be enough if some people only avoid stuff and thus I wonder if there is more we can do. Something that has no natural limit. Something where we can always do a little more. In the end, there is just so much you can avoid.

I think that we can come up with active actions that will not interfere with the environment or where we are very certain that there won't be (net) negative effects. An example might be convincing your loved ones to also avoid stuff. This is an action that does not manipulate the environment but it's something where we can do more of.

Other actions might be:

  - donating money to organisations that have shown to be efficient at convincing others to avoid more. Not sure if something like this exists
  - signing a petition for a carbon tax. So far, I have never seen that as well in Germany
  - reading books on the topic to be more knowledgable when discussions arise
  - discuss climate change with people in your life

What do you think?