Re:Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere hit record high in May
by petre on Friday June 07, 2019 @01:03AM
(#20121779)
> Tirelessly badgering everyone you know until 10 of them go vegetarian
Aka "How to get the cold shoulder" and make all your acquaintances avoid you.
Re:Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere hit record high in May
by adrianN on Friday June 07, 2019 @03:55AM
(#20122507)
I convinced a few of my acquaintances to reduce the amount of beef they eat and vote for parties that support more ambitious climate goals.
Re:Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere hit record high in May
by mac01021 on Friday June 07, 2019 @09:54AM
(#20124479)
Oh, to have more than 2 parties to choose from...
Re:Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere hit record high in May
by hkyeti on Friday June 07, 2019 @12:44AM
(#20121717)
If everyone keeps eating steak and pork at the levels we do, then all the political effort won't be able to make up for it. At the end of the day, our individual actions need to happen or we won't be able to change the trajectory.
Globally, meat consumption contributes more than transportation to climate change.
Re:Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere hit record high in May
by mac01021 on Friday June 07, 2019 @12:53AM
(#20121749)
That's true. Political effort is to implement policy that will disincentivize meat eating, among other things. Social effort is to persuade people to stop eating meat, among other things.
Going vegetarian makes a tiny difference. Tirelessly badgering everyone you know until 10 of them go vegetarian makes a difference 10 times as big.
Convincing 10 or 50 people to call their senators/reps about putting a price on carbon could have an impact an order of magnitude larger.
Lawmakers listen to their constituents when there is sufficient unity of thought among the constituency. And it has to be regular people that cultivate that unity of thought, through constant discussion of the problems and solutions with everyone they know.
...Now I just need to start to practice what I'm preaching...