Why Care?

According to “The Keeling Curve”, atmospheric CO2 (a harmful greenhouse gas) has increased by 30% in just the past 60 years due to human activity such as agricultural practices, burning fossil fuels, energy production, and much more. This causes global warming which YOU probably notice progressing around you in many ways.

 

Citygoers and all humans are at fault but also are suffering the consequences. However, the ecosystems we all impact by eating meat or driving a gas-powered car are innocent but hundreds of species go extinct every day. Ocean acidification caused by excess CO2 kills coral and bottoms out ocean food chains.

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The amount of CO2 individuals, households, and communities emit matters; reductions in certain areas like transportation, household actions, and more can save tons and tons of CO2 from entering our environment and therefore help save our planet.

 

If every household in the US pledged to reduce their carbon footprint by 7.2 tons by implementing simple pledges, 826, 281,785 tons of CO2 would be saved from being released each year.

 

Because this climate crisis is so pressing, it is crucial that we take action in many ways- reducing one’s carbon footprint is the first of many steps.