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you could save the world by:
squalene in beauty products derived from sharks
- approving ecocide as an international crime against humanity in the Rome Statute
- handing subsidies to regenerative farms and organic products
- promoting a circular economy
- cutting subsidies to dairy farms
- implementing a meat tax
- reducing food waste through composting
- making supermarkets donate their food waste to food banks
- investing in hemp
- making corporations pay for unacceptable overuse of freshwater sources
- boycotting Amazon.com and opting for smaller retailers instead
- implementing a carbon tax
- subsidizing renewable energy
- becoming a minimalist
- going zero-waste
- making cities greener by cutting cars and planting trees
- encouraging foraging in cities
- creating green roofs
- dealing with faulty tube systems to avoid freshwater leaks
- applying dynamic glass to buildings
- eating plantbased
- joining a Fridays for Future protest or Extinction Rebellion
- offsetting your carbon-footprint
- donating to ISA—Instituto Socio Ambiental, to protect the Amazon Rainforest
- investing in CCU and CCS technologies
- buying clothes from vintage & second-hand shops only
- voting for candidates with a long-term view of the future and with strong climate targets
- eating less fish or shark
- increasing bicycle lanes in cities
- improving railway lines
- protecting existing forests and rainforests
- harnessing ocean power for electricity
- using a guppyfriend bag that traps microplastics
- avoiding products with toxic chemicals
- changing to a bank that does not finance petrol companies
- using ocean savers to clean your home
- encouraging your city to become a “15-minute city”
- taxing companies that pollute the oceans through pesticide use
- taxing pesticide companies like Monsanto
- subsidizing biopesticide companies
- learning how to live according to permaculture principles
- conserving tropical peatlands and mangroves as they are huge carbon storers
- promoting healthy soils
- rewilding forests and lands
- improving biodiversity conservation
- boycotting palm oil
- calling out greenwashers
- making shark-derived squalene illegal
- helping fishermen transition to diving operators
- increasing marine protected areas
- investing in cultured meat/fish
- learning from indigenous practices to coexist with nature
- protecting 30% of the oceans by 2030
- updating the legal framework for International Seas
- reusing old jars for storing food
- using a menstrual cup instead of tampons
- investing in vertical farming
- purchasing from upcycled clothing brands
- making tap water more accessible through drinking stations eg. like eau de Paris
- forcing companies that produce a lot of plastic to pay for their own waste disposal eg. recycling or cleaning up the oceans
- listening to environmental podcasts
- meditating
- spending quality time in nature
- investing in bio-contributing packaging made from mushrooms
- understanding the magical and healing powers of mushrooms in uniting humans to mother Earth
- holding corporations accountable for their greenhouse gas emissions, whilst incentivizing green companies through loans and tax cuts
- aligning your business with your values
- building with green materials and innovative solutions: Carbon Architecture
- installing a nebia shower in your home
- teaching environmental studies in schools
- expanding the green school concept
- donating to agroforestry projects
- buying from brands that have certifications eg. fair trade, GOTS
- building e-highways
- banning deep-sea mining
- purchasing upcycled and eco-friendly furniture
- buying from companies that sell “ugly” fruits & vegetables
- banning naval sonar that makes whales killl themselves
- subsidizing technology that could improve aviation
- increasing a country’s NBS (Nature Based Solutions) to reach climate neutrality
- Joining the Resistance
- avoiding products with fishy supply chains eg. canned tuna
- investing in insect farming for feed
- banning microplastics in products eg. in toothpaste
- using loose leaf tea only
- avoiding single-use plastics
- using a bidet instead of toilet paper
- investing in agtech startups
- purchasing refurbished tech instead
- reselling your clothes online
- buying less stuff
- signing the petition to withdraw the CAP
- encouraging big investors to drop Brazilian meat companies that are not transparent
- sleeping outside every now and then
- investing in waste to energy facilities outside of cities
- increasing communal gardens and composts in cities
- promoting a system of values based on cooperation and sustainability rather than on greed and constant growth
- investing in ice911—the technology that could save the Arctic
- realising that 100 corporations are responsible for 71% of greenhouse gas emissions
- investing in innovative projects that can radically change our system
- taking a permaculture design course at Ecoversity