Wasn’t it heartbreaking to watch Paradise, Calif., burn to the ground?
According to “Biden to pledge ambitious climate goals” (Associated Press, April 21), by 2030, the U.S. will reduce CO2 emissions by one half, and Greta Thunberg (“A Year To Change the World”) stated that the carbon budget will be gone in eight years. We need to act fast.
This may be difficult to comprehend along with a global warming limit of 1.5 degrees C, leading to an ocean rise of 33 cm (13 inches) by 2030. But it is not hard to comprehend what you can do to reduce your CO2 footprint:
1. Drive an electric car.
2. Calculate your carbon footprint (www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx). Is it less than 2 metric tons?
3. Buy local, zero-waste and eco-friendly products.
4. Buy toilet paper from sustainable instead of old-growth forests.
5. Support President Biden’s “The American Jobs Plan.”
6. Offset or stop flying until carbon- zero/neutral jet fuels are used.
7. Support protection of the Amazon rain forest and farmers growing CO2- sequestering crops.
Unfortunately, carbon pricing, like in Washington Senate Bill 5126, may be the only way to reduce CO2 emissions fast enough.
