Saturday, December 21, 2019

Is It Possible To Celebrate an Environmentally Friendly Christmas?


Given that carbon neutral home heating methods are yet to be invented for colder climes, are their ways to lower our carbon footprint while celebrating the Yuletide Season?

By: Ringo Bones

Given the deadlock in this year’s UN COP 25 negotiations and scores of climate change denying heads-of-state had been recently elected into office, it seems that keeping our carbon footprint to a minimum when celebrating this Holiday season has become a necessity just to keep our planet livable for the next generation. Having an environmentally conscious Christmas is probably what Greta Thunberg wished for Santa this year and we can do our part too.

Using plastic disposable utensils during Christmas dinner is not only tacky it is also uglier in the landfill and puts more pressure on our fragile environment. Using natural biodegradable Christmas décor also helps in a big way and if you can keep a tree alive as a Christmas tree for a number of years, this too will put a big dent on your carbon footprint this Yuletide Season. And carbon offsetting when you come home for the Holidays – especially if your workplace requires you to take a plane ride to be home for Christmas.

Gifts should be dictated by quality and not quantity. Some of your well-heeled gift recipients this Holiday Season will probably appreciate donating to charity in their behalf given that you are probably be too poor to buy them a Learjet powered by sustainably produced jet fuel. And while eating meat can drastically increase your carbon footprint, choosing to eat one only during special occasions at least would reduce it to a manageable level.

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