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    michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 9 Dec 2019
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    Curious: what do you think you, personally (not others!), should do about climate change? How do you feel about your own answer - does it seem satisfactory to you, or unsatisfactory?

    12:02 PM - 9 Dec 2019
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      2. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 9 Dec 2019
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        I realize it's tempting to say what others should do, but it's certainly not what I'm asking, nor what I'm interested in.

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      3. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 9 Dec 2019
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        My own answer: I'm really unsure, and trying to figure it out. I'm also a little frustrated - I can get lots of good advice, but it feels very piecemeal, and often contradictory. So I'm still trying to figure it out.

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      4. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 9 Dec 2019
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        Thanks for all the replies - many interesting things! Just to re-emphasize: I'm also interested in whether you feel your actions are satisfactory / like you're doing your part? One (partial) litmus: if everyone did what you're doing, do you think things would turn out well?

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      5. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 9 Dec 2019
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        Another followup question: is there anything you've read or watched that gave really good & detailed guidance informing how you act?

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      6. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 9 Dec 2019
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        One more question: do you know your CO2 emissions? (US average is about 20 tonnes per year.)

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      7. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 9 Dec 2019
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        To clarify: that's ~20 tonnes/capita of the US total, including many industrial uses. Attribution to individuals is tricky, because many industrial uses are in your supply chain. The poll's intent is to discern if you've done a detailed personal accounting & if so how it came out

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      8. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 9 Dec 2019
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        michael_nielsen Retweeted John Manoochehri

        A thoughtful thread in response from the person who wrote the UN Environment Program Policy on sustainable consumption ( http://resource.vision/unepbook  )https://twitter.com/jmanooch/status/1204152593272000515 …

        michael_nielsen added,

        John Manoochehri @jmanooch
        Replying to @michael_nielsen
        It's a good question. I've been working on this for years, it's a puzzle for everyone. I wrote the UN Environment Program Policy on sustainable consumption. http://resource.vision/unepbook . I break down personal contributions into three active layers Practical Systemic Systematic
        1 reply 4 retweets 16 likes
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      9. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 9 Dec 2019
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        Curious: very few people are replying that they see "carbon offsets" as part of their response. Are they simply something you haven't considered? Don't trust? Too expensive? Some other reason?

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      10. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 9 Dec 2019
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        What's your thinking about carbon offsets?

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      11. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 11 Dec 2019
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        All the tweets & replies in this thread, in tree form: https://treeverse.app/view/2eVkxbRl . Lots of fun to browse! (Thanks @paulgb for making treeverse!)

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      12. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 11 Dec 2019
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        Exploring the tree - especially the leaves - reveals an astounding range of people's personal ways of responding to climate change.

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      13. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 12 Dec 2019
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        Note that you'll need to zoom in to see the tree well, particularly on mobile.

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      14. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen 12 Dec 2019
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        Also, a shoutout to the amazing @internetarchive, which had already archived the treeverse representation when I checked : https://web.archive.org/web/20191212180514/https://treeverse.app/view/2eVkxbRl …

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      15. michael_nielsen‏ @michael_nielsen Jan 29
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        michael_nielsen Retweeted Erika Reinhardt

        A thoughtful thread and essay on this question:https://twitter.com/embrein/status/1222574151572979712 …

        michael_nielsen added,

        Erika Reinhardt @embrein
        We all want to help address the climate crisis. But it’s such a complex issue that it can be hard to distinguish between data-backed improvements and feel-good distractions. So here's your data-backed guide: http://erikareinhardt.com/personal-climate-action …
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