Individual action on climate change
A recent report by Energy Systems Catapult concluded that if the UK is to achieve net-zero status by 2050, we must all make significant lifestyle changes. This government-funded study found that without changes in human behaviour, such as reduced animal consumption would mean that “meeting net zero before 2050 is unlikely”. Put simply, we cannot simply rely on the Government to make the necessary changes. We all must accept responsibility and play our part in the fightback against climate change – the stakes are too high.
2019 was another year in which extreme weather battered every part of the planet, which has left the climate deniers with nowhere to go. It’s hard to argue with the hurricanes, heatwaves, floods and droughts that swept the planet all year. Yet the climate war is far from over. While climate denial may have lost, there are still a number of people who feel apathetic towards climate change – believing that their individual action is pointless because it’s just one small drop in a vast ocean. We can’t all be Greta Thunberg, but here’s why we believe individual action does matter…