How Sustainable Living Can Help Counter The Climate Crisis – ryan

Why is it important for people to consider their individual impact on the planet?

Garrette Clark (GC): We’re Facing a Triple Planetary Crisis That threatens our survival, so our impact on the natural world is an obvious concern. An increasing number of people know this but tends to avoid acting on it as the problem can seem abstract, they don’t know what to do, and they have more immediate priorities.

How do our choices as consumers impact the planet?

GC: First, we need to understand that consumers are not only individuals. Great drivers of consumption are businesses and government, who structure and influence the systems that meet our needs. So, it’s important that people make more informed decisions and ask Governments and business to take action. Unep recently launched Act Now: Speak Upa campaign that showcases how Citizens can computing Governments and businesses to up their climate game.

What does a sustainable lifestyle look like in 2022?

GC: I think we hear the word sustainable Everywhere these days. We think of sustainable living as the positive things we can do in our daily lives to live better. But given the climates, biodiversity and pollution emergency, we need to be clear on what those actions are and ensure that everyone needs to be taking them.

If someone want to live more sustainably, where can they start?

GC: Unep has made this super easy with The Anatomy of Actionan online media tool which translates the science into action. It all comes down to five domains: food, mobility, stuff, money and fun. In each of those areas, the top three things people could do are highlighted. Now they can be different depending on where and how they live and resources available, but within these three priority actions, there are opportunities for people to take action.

People around the world are talking about what’s known as the 1.5 ° C LIFESTYLE, A WAY OF LIVING THAT AIMS TO KEEP ALIVE THE PARIS AGREEMENT GOAL OF Limiting Global Warming to 1.5ºCconsidered a red line for the planet. Can you tell us more about that ethos?

GC: The 1.5 ° C Lifestyles Idea is tied to evidence and what we know about how individuals, governments and business consume. We know we have to change our consumption in the areas of food, mobility, housing and leisure, and we need to change quickly and drastically. 1.5 ° C Living is a guide for change.

How do you convince someone to change the way they live?