"We live in such an individualized society that we often focus more on our personal carbon footprint (the emissions we produce depending on how we live, travel, and eat) than on our climate shadow (how we interact with & influence those around us)."

#ClimateChange
#CarbonFootprint
#ClimateShadow

https://www.mic.com/impact/forget-your-carbon-footprint-lets-talk-about-your-climate-shadow

Here’s a thought for every man who tries to understand what’s in his hands…

…And bound with all the weight of all the words he’s trying to say…

…As he faced the sun he #castnoshadow

https://www.mic.com/impact/forget-your-carbon-footprint-lets-talk-about-your-climate-shadow

#ClimateShadow

Most of us have insignificant carbon footprints, but we can have huge carbon shadows based on the people we influence every day. Be kind to all, if we're going to make the world a better place, we'll need all the help we can get.

https://www.mic.com/impact/forget-your-carbon-footprint-lets-talk-about-your-climate-shadow

#Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateShadow

The carbon footprint was sold to us by BP (British Petroleum) 20 years ago. Maybe it's time to go further and improve this concept so focused on individual actions but which doesn't take collective actions and social interactions in consideration. Maybe it's time to think about our climate shadow.

#carbonfootprint #climateshadow #climatechange

https://www.mic.com/impact/forget-your-carbon-footprint-lets-talk-about-your-climate-shadow