Awakening to individual accountability.
Understanding Our Impact on the Planet
Learning about our individual impact on Earth's environment is the first step in accepting personal accountability for human caused climate change. The lifestyle followed by much of the world's population is collectively contributing to destructive environmental trends. Awakening to this reality can create opportunity for change, both individually and globally, leading to more a sustainable future for humanity.
American Dream - Our Planet's Nightmare
The United States represents less than 5% of global population yet consumes nearly 25% of the world's energy and natural resources. This imbalance reflects the excessiveness of the American way of life. Furthermore, the US is responsible for projecting this lifestyle around the world to which much of the global population now aspires to achieve. This trend is simply unstainable and deadly for our planet.
An Environmentally Friendly Mindset
Most human behavior is learned and is greatly influenced by our life experience. This becomes manifested in our daily habits. While we may not intend to harm the Earth through our lifestyles, much of humanity lives in a manner that is simply unsustainable. Thought leads to action and behavior. If we change our mindset to become more aware of our impact, we can develop habits that are much more healthy for the planet.
A More Sustainable Lifestyle
There are many lifestyle changes we can make to live more sustainably. Here are just a few:
Downsize your living space
Use renewable energy
Own only one car per family
Drive an electric car
Use public transit
Buy and consume less stuff
Stop eating beef