Our little family does what we can to minimize our carbon footprint. We walk instead of taking the bus, subway or car whenever possible. We lived without a car for almost 7 years. We sort our rubbish and we buy quality clothes and have them for a long time. We do not change mobile phones every year, but use them as long as they are functional. However, we travel when the opportunity exists.
The weekend golf trip that my husband took part in was done by boat and bus. This is an annual golf trip organized for 30 years between the husband and his childhood friends. The competition has grown and participants have been added.
My husband does not go along every year due to the fact that the trip sometimes conflicts with work. It had been 4 years since he last attended and was looking forward to seeing old friends he hadn't seen in years.
He came home from the trip and and was concerned about some of his friends. A few of his friends have anxiety and believe they will soon die due to climate change.
When my husband pointed out that they will die of old age and not climate change, one of them called him a climate change denier. Then my husband asked what he is doing to reduce his carbon footprint and thus try to reduce climate change. It turned out that he take no action at all.
This is the result of irresponsible journalism. Journalists use disaster headlines to get clicks, not to save the world.
In Sweden, the journalists have suggested that the large fires in Greece this summer are due to climate change. Nature cannot self-ignite at 105-120°F (40-50°C). In contrast, the nature becomes dry and burns much more easily and violently.
The Swedish press has completely withheld the fact that Greece has imprisoned several people who started many of these fires. Easily explained, nature can only start burning by lightning strikes, people's carelessness or intentionality and accidents.
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