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constroyr t1_iuj1q89 wrote

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The best way to reduce emissions is definitely not reducing our power consumption. Sure, every little bit helps, but individual habits pale in comparison to the emissions generated by industries.

The number one thing thing you can do to help reduce emissions is voting. Because of voters in the US 2020 and 2018 elections, the US passed the most significant policy in history to combat climate change.

Next week, all Americans get another chance to vote against climate change.

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ManWithDominantClaw t1_iujau2w wrote

As opposed to transitioning to EVs, building renewables or developing tech like CCS, reducing consumption is the crucial step not discussed in policymaking so environmentalists do consider it a focal point. It's not an individualist solution, it comes from effective proliferation of measures that promote an alternative lifestyle.

As for voting, by all means do it if everyone else is, but keep in mind that if nobody did, leaders wouldn't have a public mandate. As the saying goes, if voting changed anything, they wouldn't let you do it. Politics is more than just the ballot box, its something one should be engaged in every day on the local level.

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