| I very rarely discuss this. People often get uncomfortable and angry, and I have effectively lost touch with friends that way. My way: 1) calculate your footprint 2) find options to reduce it 3) find ways to offset the remainder 4) execute Quite literally: if you are still carbon positive you are still part of (this) problem. People often complain about difficulty of finding information, the lack of scientific consensus, trouble trusting government, non-profit, corporate bodies, issues with accuracy and precision in measurements and models, etc. But wtf(!?). Do as best you can. It is not difficult to calculate an _estimate_ on your impact. It is not difficult to find ways to get rid of atmospheric or oceanic carbon. Then dedicate some time, effort, money to do it, to whatever level you feel comfortable with. Your conscience is the only thing that holds you to the effort. Set whatever margins to the calculations and actions as you feel ok with. 5) get yourself carbon neutral for now 6) pay off your carbon life debt 7) cross the line, go 100% climate positive instead of neutral ? |