115
I tried to live for 24 hours without using oil-based products. It was ridiculously impossible
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 02 May 2026
115 points (95.3% liked)
Climate
8707 readers
320 users here now
Discussion of climate, how it is changing, activism around that, the politics, and the energy systems change we need in order to stabilize things.
As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades:
How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world:
Recommended actions to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the near future:
Anti-science, inactivism, and unsupported conspiracy theories are not ok here.
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Interesting read.
I think what she is missing here though is the relative quantities of the petroleum and carbon involved. Using a bamboo toothbrush or even a polyruethane foam matress is totally neglectible if you still use planes, daily drive a car, or regularly eat meat.
Decarbonization is a numbers game.
But yes, we should become more aware how much is made from plastic and is not really needed. Especially packaging.
Agreed, additionally, reusable products count towards sustainability, or at least I'd like to think it helps some.