Everything related to cooking, nutrition and food preservation
NOT up to individuals to reduce our carbon footprint. It's the goddamn industries.
This is a "yes and" thing. The main thing is not to guilt yourself over it. It's hard to make a change, but every positive change is just positive full stop. Try and have a vegetarian breakfast. When you're managing that, try and have meat once a day. Just keep on doing little things. Yes, also vote, the vast majority of emissions happen due to what happens at the ballot box, but every little bit counts if you think of it positively rather than negatively.
I think that's where the "it's the industry's fault" bit comes from. It's not you personally who have to make all of the changes, but you can make some changes and it's a positive thing.
IMO: I've done my fair share. I'm on my 3rd Honda Civic since '98. Have had a reusable grocery bag for at least 10 years.
I'm done with any more "activism" behavior.
What the heck kind of Martin Luther King Honda Civic are you driving?
Anyway, my point was that you should set reasonable goals for yourself and celebrate them, because they are good. Like I'm a vegetarian, and I'm trying to reduce my milk product consumption. It's all part of living a happy, healthy life, not being part of negative cycles or thought processes.
I'm very happy with real milk for my breakfast cereal and a yummy steak when I want.
How would you feel as the price of steak and milk goes up? Would you vote to artificially limit prices? Would you vote to give corporations which make meat more money so they could give you cheaper beef? Heck, those prices are already subsidised by the government. Would you vote to remove those subsidies?
IDGAF. I'll drink milk & eat meat as long as I don't find it too expensive.
I'm well aware of farm subsidies. Don't agree and then if prices rise above my comfort zone... so be it.
So you don't actually give a fuck and just want to continue as usual while shouting "corporations tho!"
Why not do what's right without having it forced on you by regulation?
Individuals can reduce the demand for meat and the industry will follow.
BS. Onus is never upon 99% of individuals.
How do you expect governments to pass laws to regulate the meat and dairy industries if most people still eat meat and get irrational about the thought of reducing its intake?
Without the buy-in from individuals, change doesn't happen
Govt should function within the context of what's best for everyone. Clearly regulating industries that are at blame for massive contribution to climate change should be scrutinized.
Again, you're trying to pass it off to individuals. Stop the bullshit.