Low production costs have driven global levels of consumption to record levels = negative environmental impacts including air pollution and the creation of landfill sites for the burial of consumer waste, at a global level carbon emissions are associated with the high levels of consumption, increase ecological footprint
Consumption Strategies
Recycling, reusing, refusing - e.g Modbury in Devon, plastic carrier bags have been banned
Green Taxes - e.g conjestion charges, penalise the poor
Local Buying - Fiji water is a notorious brand of water in the UK, when water is available at taps in the uk for far smaller environmental costs. (Food miles - UK greenhouses can generate even more carbon emissions than importing food by air)
Organic Buying - organic farms aim to reduce environmental impacts by avoiding the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides - often energy intensive because imported from abroad
Carbon Credits - Individuals & Organisations - neutralising emissions with carbon offsetting - e.g paying for a tree to be planted after a flight
Biofuels - saves on use of non renewable fossil fuels but still emitts carbin dioxide
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