Mnementh said:
Yes. There is some correlation between wealth and carbon emmission. Poor people just simply cannot emit as much. But even rich people can reduce their emmissions, but it is with personal sacrifices. For instance a poor person probably lives in a small flat in a house with multiple flats, which reduces the carbon emissions and land usage. Rich people could do that as well, but mostly choose to live in a big villa with generous grounds, so lots of emissions and land use (which reduces the lands ability to act as a carbon sink). |
Personal sacrifice to fly in coach lol.
Anyway flying contributes about 2.5%, global shipping about 3%.
The easiest way to make an impact is to reduce emissions from electricity and heat production. Over 40% comes from electricity production world wide, and all because of fossil fuels. Cars/Trucks are next.
We live in a world where produce and meat get shipped across the world for processing, then shipped back to where they came from to sell. Next to shipping workers over to harvest the food. Even if you buy local, who knows where it has all been in between...
So buy directly from the farm? Dunno if that's more efficient. I currently do groceries 3 times a month, every 10 days, 2 minute drive away. Gathering stuff from local food stands would involve a lot of driving.
Problem is, transportation is simply way too cheap for the impact it has. However current civilization is build on this cheap transportation :/
