When I read articles about climate change it leaves me overwhelmed with the size of the problem and paralyzed into inaction.
But only collective actions help.
So I chose to stay engaged with my small gestures.
Gestures of hope.
Hope, as long as it’s not a form of denial, can be a powerful motivating force, pushing us to adopt a more future- and action-oriented mindset.
There are plenty of “low-hanging fruits” to do our part.
1. Go easy on the air-conditioning (we do it despite having solar panels on the roof of our home).
2. I don’t sit in our car with the motor idling (in Singapore it’s pretty much illegal to leave your car running while it’s stationary – the fine is S$70). For every 10 minutes your engine is off, you save nearly half a kilogram of CO2 from being released.
3. Be very conscious about the flights
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