Start small, start simple, just start!
05 March 2023
There has been a sharp increase in the awareness of environmental issues and climate change in recent years. This has driven fundamental changes in lifestyle and personal consumption. The growing momentum of sustainable behaviours must continue to effect lasting and meaningful change. However, as the world celebrates a return to normal’, environmental concerns have taken a backseat to vacation vengeance, revenge spending, determined feasting and more. Who isn’t figuring out how to make up for lost time? In 2021, global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) rebounded 6.4 percent in 2021 to a new record, and increased again in 2022, according to data from IMF’s Climate Change Indicators Dashboard and the Global Carbon Project, respectively.
The creation of a ‘new normal’ presents a historical opportunity to rewrite our environmental future. We can’t just go back to consumerism and mass consumption habits. If the pandemic taught us one thing, it is that our individual actions and decisions, however small, do affect the environment and contribute to climate change. In other words, we have the power to impact our environment. The idea of a green or sustainable lifestyle can feel intimidating, but you can make a big impact with some small actions. We can define our ‘new normal’ as a more responsible way of living.
The creation of a ‘new normal’ presents a historical opportunity to rewrite our environmental future. We can’t just go back to consumerism and mass consumption habits. If the pandemic taught us one thing, it is that our individual actions and decisions, however small, do affect the environment and contribute to climate change. In other words, we have the power to impact our environment. The idea of a green or sustainable lifestyle can feel intimidating, but you can make a big impact with some small actions. We can define our ‘new normal’ as a more responsible way of living.
“Simple habits are easy to form and to integrate into any lifestyle."
