Frequently Asked Questions

'What if I can't do all the pollution Solutions?'

Everyone creates some pollution. Cut out as much as you can, as soon as you can.

Visit the calculators page. Tackle the big stuff first.

'What about corporations?'

When business leaders talk to investors, they discuss consumer "demand".

"Demand" means how much money you give them - by spending $ on their products.

When you purchase something, you are telling the company, "continue doing" what you’ve been doing.

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'How much pollution do I make compared to others?'

The typical African resident creates, maybe 4 tons of ghg pollution per year.

An average European, or Japanese, citizen generates double that; the average American - double again.

The biggest citizen polluters (per capita, by nationality) are in Australia, Saudi Arabia, the USA and Canada.

The "Carbon Footprint Of Best Conserving Americans Is Still Double Global Average."

American footprint 20 tons

'What does it cost?'

Some Solutions are free; some aren't.

It doesn't cost money to stop eating beef, or to quit flying.

To get cash for an electric car,

sell your gasoline car.

https://ourworldindata.org/greenhouse-gas-emissions

What has our government done?

The I.R.A. committed funds to assist business & household spending on non-polluting projects or products.

But YOU must initiate the purchase!

See the Tax Breaks & Rebates page.

'Have climate scientists tried these "Solutions"?'

- Kevin Anderson: "'We ... can make these changes'.”

- Kimberly Nicholas: Nicholas "cut her air travel emissions

... She ... stopped eating meat."

And wrote "a paper on individual behavioral changes."

- Peter Kalmus: "I took the conveniences of modern ... life

for granted ... the cheap airplane flights," etc.

What about other kinds of pollution?

Visit these pages regarding: water pollution, military, plastic pollution, as well as species extinction.

For more on additional contaminants, click on these: soil, radiation; in addition to waste management.

'If polysilicon is made in Chinese internment camps, and cobalt is being mined by children in the Congo,

how are the Solutions supposed to help?'

Look Beyond the Boycott. Individuals, individually, are not going to do the trick. Churches, health clubs, book groups - everyone has a role to play. Help make it happen.

Use your own boycott success as a way to spread the enthusiasm.

Individuals can't ban polysilicon products from Xinjiang, or revamp the electric grid, but governments can.

Corporations may respond to public pressure. Some are now making batteries without cobalt, for example.

The way Solutions can influence neighbors or elected leaders is similar to voting.

Lots of votes lead to changes. Get out and motivate people just like you would for an election!

When others see, or hear about, what you're doing, they'll notice - especially people who trust you.

climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-annual-greenhouse-gas-index

https://ourworldindata.org/co2/country/united-states?country=~USA

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association -

Annual Greenhouse Gas Index

'Doesn't industry make a lot of pollution?'

Yes. Currently, renewable energy can't replace certain manufacturing processes, i.e., for making "cement, steel, plastics, and ammonia" - all the more reason to eliminate the pollution we have alternatives for!