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5 THINGS THAT AREN'T AS SUSTAINABLE AS YOU THINK // time for some much needed nuance...

Gittemary Johansen 22,095 3 weeks ago
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"Sustainability" is often used a marketing tool, were what we're told are simplifed version of a much bigger picture - today we're looking at 5 common misconceptions 🌴🌿 Support my Patreon and find exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/Gittemary If you want to learn more, check out these impact analysis videos: The Impact of EVs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k2quJcXxnU&t=46s The Impact of Bioplastic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0MhgOPcaSo&t=25s The Impact of Cotton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyWlguh8-mI&t=138s The Impact of Carbon Offsetting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXQH60YdLEU&t=39s resources used in this video: https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2020/06/planting-trees-threatens-forest https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/18/revealed-forest-carbon-offsets-biggest-provider-worthless-verra-aoe https://carbonmarketwatch.org/2023/07/06/does-carbon-offsetting-do-more-harm-than-good/#:~:text=Offsetting%20provides%20an%20excuse%20for,the%20atmosphere%20from%20temporary%20stores. Danish Environmental Protection Agency, Life Cycle Assessment of Grocery Carrier Bags, 2018 https://www.lifecycleinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SUPP-plastic-bags-meta-study-8.3.21.pdf https://h2oglobalnews.com/cotton-farming-and-water-scarcity/ Florian Knobloch et al. ‘Net emission reductions from electric cars and heat pumps in 59 world regions over time.’ Nature Sustainability (2020). DOI: 10.1038/s41893-020-0488-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-020-0488-7 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S221478532100763X https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/03/greenwash-home-compostable-plastics-dont-work-aoe https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/07/compostable-plastic-trash/674626/ ORDER MY BOOK, SUSTAINABLE BADASS, HERE: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sustainable-badass-gittemarie-johansen/1140199307 BUY THE DANISH BOOK, BÆREDYGTIG BADASS, HERE:https://muusmann-forlag.dk/baeredygtig-badass/ BUY MY DANISH COOKBOOK, BÆREDYGTIG GOURMET, HERE: https://muusmann-forlag.dk/baeredygtig-gourmet/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🌿MY BOOK (ENG): https://mango.bz/books/sustainable-badass-by-gittemarie-johansen-2150-b 🌿MY BOOK (DK) - https://muusmann-forlag.dk/baeredygtig-badass/ 🌿MY BLOG - http://www.gittemary.com/ 🌿INSTA - http://www.instagram.com/Gittemary 🌿FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/Gittemary 🌿 MY ONLINE SUSTAINABILITY COURSE: https://ioa.pxf.io/c/2607789/955476/12764 For business contacts and miscellaneous awesomeness: [email protected]

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