How we can help save the environment slowly
- 1. Pathways to a Healthy Net Zero Future Goh Wei En Karim Sandhiya
- 2. Learning Outcomes ● Describe sustainable lifestyles and their determinants, including the impact of inequalities in the ability to adopt sustainable lifestyles ● Analyse measurable benefits of sustainable lifestyle options at the individual and societal level ● Discuss strategies to equitably enable sustainable lifestyles at individual and structural levels H
- 3. TABLE OF CONTENTS OBJECTIVES You can describe the topic of the section here ANALYSIS You can describe the topic of the section here METHODOLOG Y You can describe the topic of the section here CONCLUSIONS You can describe the topic of the section here 01 03 02 04 H
- 5. ● Ways of living, social behaviors and choices, ● that minimize environmental degradation (use of natural resources, CO2 emissions, waste and pollution) ● while supporting equitable socio- economic development and better quality of life for all. What is a sustainable lifestyle? H
- 6. Determinants of Sustainable Lifestyles Food/Diet ● Low carbon food system ● Local food production Housing/ Infrastruct ure Mobility/ Transport ● Transportation mode ● Type of fuel H ● Land & material use ● Heating/cooling efficacy
- 7. Determinants of Sustainable Lifestyles Consumer goods ● Electric & electronic products ● Fashion & textiles industries Leisure/ Tourism ● Choice of tourism destinations & activities ● Facilities & services H
- 9. Inequalities & Impacts H Target 10.1: Reduced Income Inequalities ● Poverty/Economic status ● Household expenditure
- 10. Inequalities & Impacts H Target 10.2: Promote Universal Social, Economic and Political inclusions Target 10.3: Ensure Equal Opportunities and End discrimination ● Age ● Sex ● Disability ● Race, Ethnicity, Religion, Origin ● Economic status
- 11. Inequalities and its Impacts Educatio n Promote, Practise Inclusion “You can’t make the planet better for all if people are excluded from the chance for a better life.” Logistics Accessibility Infrastructur e Availability 1 3 2 4 H
- 12. So.. how can we help? H
- 13. Can we even help? At an individual level, yes you do make a difference but it seems miniscule when you know it’s being offset by large corporations on the daily So do it for your own health instead! Climate impact is a just a bonus
- 14. Let’s look at the statistics These suggestions both benefit the climate and to a much more larger extent our own health - Climate benefit - looked at as median reduction of kilotonnes of CO2eq per 100000 population per capita Health benefit - looked at as median reduction of years lost, per 100000 population per year CO2eq*/ CO2 equivalent is the mass of CO2 emissions that would cause the same temperature change over 10 years as an emitted mass of GHG or mixture of GHGs
- 15. Clean cookstoves Clean cookstoves are not the same as standard gas- powered stoves typically used in modern homes. They are designed specifically for low-income households in developing countries that rely on traditional cooking methods, such as burning wood, coal, or biomass.
- 17. Sustainable diet Eating foods that have a lower environmental impact such as plant based foods, reducing food waste, eating local or seasonal produces
- 19. Clean/ Public transport This can include electric buses, trams, and trains that run on renewable energy sources, as well as initiatives promoting cycling and walking. ⬆️enhance air quality ⬇️reduce traffic congestion
- 21. So, Do it for your HEALTH Do it for the ENVIRONMENT (or do it for the turtles)
- 22. So What WE Can Do? Discuss strategies to equitably enable sustainable lifestyles at individual and structural levels H
- 24. In 2022, while not touring Taylor Swift’s private jet amassed 170 flights within the first 7 months of the year alone! Her total emissions over 7 months were: 8,293.54 tonnes of CO2 Don't be Swift to Pollute: Let's Clean Up Our Act! H
- 25. The average person in Malaysia (2019) was estimated to be responsible for: 10.158 tonnes of CO2 Let’s do the math: Taylor Swift’s 7 month catalog of private jet trips was responsible for as much emissions as 816 people in Malaysia OVER A YEAR. Let me Taylor it to you! H
- 26. COP (Conference of the Parties): UN’s annual global climate summit. Main Objective: Advance international efforts to combat climate change. Participants: Representatives from nearly every country. Key Focus Areas: Assess progress, update climate goals, implement the Paris Agreement. Influences: Global policies on emissions reduction, climate adaptation, and support for developing nations. Topics Discussed: Net-zero targets, climate finance, renewable energy transitions. The United Nations to the Rescue! H
- 27. COP27 (2022) - Egypt: ● 416 private planes landed in / departed from Cairo International / Sharm- El-Sheikh Airport(s) throughout the 2 week event. Don’t be a COP-out! H
- 28. ● While people get told to work from home. ● These delegates are going on vacation every year! Why Can’t They Work From Home?! Source: Cornell Chronicle Oh the hypocrisy! H
- 29. THE TAKEAWAY Before we rush to pedal through traffic, squeeze onto overcrowded buses, freeze in our homes with sweaters pulled tight, or make any other “noble” sacrifice that we’re guilt-tripped into accepting, let’s WAKE UP. The joke is on us. We must UNITE, call out the hypocrisy, and take the lead as the ones who actually care about the future of this planet— while others virtue-signal their way to another first- class flight. Because clearly, we’re the problem, right? H
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Editor's Notes
- #27: 315 jets had documented flight information. This comparison is based on the most common flight route (17%) which was domestic within Egypt. This is not an isolated case, the COP28 was in Dubai and saw an even larger carbon footprint according to the study by UCL. The annual Davos meeting in Switzerland is the same…. Thousands of delegates fly in their fancy jets and gloat over their transport within the resort using electric buses. You know what’s funny? That are charged by Diesel generators overnight as they park. In 2022 , 1040 private jets flew in and out of the Swiss mountain resort over the course of 2 weeks.
- #29: Only then we can have meaningful conversations regarding the future of our planet and the wasteful state of rapid turnover humanity is living. Only then we can take measures in our city planning, micro and macro policies that truly have the planet’s benefit in mind.