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With every solution, and even in the title of this newsletter itself, I emphasize the number one thing individuals can do that most of us are still not doing: talk about it! Use your voice to explain why climate change matters and to advocate for climate action.

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[–] rimu@piefed.social 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (11 children)
  • Don't have children
  • Don't build a house with concrete (incl foundation)
  • Public transport and cycling
  • No beef and minimize dairy products
[–] Teppichbrand@feddit.org 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

Not having children is an interesting topic I'd like to know more about. Do you have any good talks or lectures about it? I mean, we are on this planet because life propagates, it's baked into the core of every living thing. I wouldn't say we have to have kids, but it's a driving force behind a lot of stuff that we do. And it is such a journey! I know kids emit co2, but to me, telling people not to have kids feels like giving up on hope and on life itself.
And I know earth is getting crowded, too. But the western world is not growing at all, other places do. So I'd say, let's make life over there better and safer, so families over there don't have to rely on children to look after them when the get old. Like Europe and the US did like a century ago.

[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)
[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 1 points 1 week ago

I was able to get a vasectomy in my 20s with no children. Not everyone has a cool doctor, so results may vary. And I know that it can be a lot more difficult for cis women to get surgical birth control.

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