No time for perfect
I’m doing a serialised comic about how I‘m finding my voice in climate actions. If you’d like to start at the beginning, go here: Who wants to be THAT person?
Did you know that it was big oil company BP that made calculating your personal carbon footprint popular?
Here’s a post by
that explains why they would do that. You can listen to is as well!
Or, watch this John Oliver episode, in which he explains how the plastic industry has been shifting the blame for pollution to the consumer.
I’m not saying we shouldn’t take individual action! All of this is something to keep in mind when you’re afraid to speak up because you’re not perfect yourself.
With love,
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When someone (company) points at me and says “you are responsible for this big bad mountain!”. I look at it in awe and realize one thing “I can move mountains”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashrath_Manjhi
“I can plant a jungle by myself”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jadav_Payeng
And that is empowering because it tells us we have the power to change the world as individuals, and if we all work on it together imagine how quickly we could build a better world for everyone to live in it.
Oh I love this bit! The plane in for a rough landing is a brilliant analogy and also makes it clear where our role is without laying blame on others. Thank you Xo