We live in a place which uses more resources, faster, than the majority of other places on the planet. We live in a place in which our political and economic system relies on economic growth. You can only do what you can do, you must not develop eco-anxiety. But don’t justify doing nothing because you think that the Government, business, industry, agriculture or your neighbours aren’t doing enough either.
How do we navigate these dilemmas? There are easy wins; you can recycle well - Wales is brilliant at this. You can reduce your purchasing of single use plastic (I know this isn’t easy when you visit a supermarket! Could you work out ways of going less often, shop local more?). Stop using plastic film wraps, use local bakers and butchers rather than chain sandwich and burger stores, walk or cycle more especially when travelling local. You could turn your heating down, put on another jumper, you could have your heating on for less time and/or you could drive more gently (top tip set off ten minutes earlier than you’d planned – you can have a much more relaxing drive). These are things that are fairly simple to do and do not require great sacrifice.
