Earth Day 2023

April 22, 2023

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Find out why we need to act now (in reality, we needed to for a long time)

“For Earth Day 2023, we need to act (boldly), innovate (broadly), and implement (equitably). Businesses, governments, and citizens — everyone accounted for, and everyone accountable. A partnership for the planet.”, 22nd of April 2023 https://earthday.org

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash

The numbers

• 538 billion plastic bottles in 2021 Source
• Approximately five trillion plastic bags in 2023 Source
• half a billion drinking straws every day in America only Source
• more than 50 billion coffee cups in America only Source
• more than 4.5 trillion cigarette butts every year Source

What we can do

• forget about meat, here’s why (thanks @lil5@fosstodon.org)
• take reusable bottles and cups with you (especially on hot days btw)
• take reusable bags with you when you plan to shop
• no one needs straws except when driving, and drinking and driving isn’t a good idea anyway
• stop smoking (or lower the amount of it if you can)
• turn your electric belongings off when you leave (light bulbs, TV, PC, just everything)
• consider using public transport or riding your bicycle instead of driving via car
• even more ideas? There are so many things we can do!

What’s already done

• Germany is inventing a new subscription. One can travel through the whole country by public transport for just €49 a month.
• Biden is about to pledge $500 billion to stop deforestation in Brazil
• Europe’s most powerful nuclear reactor kicks off in Finland
• Sun, wind power make record 12% of world electricity