{"id":18,"date":"2024-04-19T20:13:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T20:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/earth-focused-sustainable-change\/"},"modified":"2024-11-06T12:04:29","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T12:04:29","slug":"earth-focused-sustainable-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/earth-focused-sustainable-change\/","title":{"rendered":"How to cultivate a more sustainable life \u2013 the real impact of an earth-centered focus."},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-hidden\n          design-layout-inline\n          combination-animation-site-default\n          individual-animation-site-default\n          individual-text-animation-site-default\n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"\n            style=\"max-width:2500px;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n              \n              \n              class=\"image-block-wrapper\"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              \n  \n\n          ><\/p>\n<div class=\"sqs-image-shape-container-element\n              \n          \n        \n              has-aspect-ratio\n            \" style=\"\n                position: relative;\n                \n                  padding-bottom:38.55186080932617%;\n                \n                overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);\n              \"\n              ><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" data-stretch=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/55_image-asset.jpg\" data-image=\"https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/55_image-asset.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"2500x1875\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5750246097595275,0.6240390024376523\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" elementtiming=\"system-image-block\" src=\"https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/55_image-asset.jpg\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1875\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw\" style=\"display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 57.50246097595275% 62.40390024376523%\" onload=\"this.classList.add(&quot;loaded&quot;)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/55_image-asset.jpg?format=100w 100w, https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/55_image-asset.jpg?format=300w 300w, https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/55_image-asset.jpg?format=500w 500w, https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/55_image-asset.jpg?format=750w 750w, https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/55_image-asset.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/55_image-asset.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/55_image-asset.jpg?format=2500w 2500w\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\">\n<h3 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--lightAccent\">The big picture.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Continuing our discussion on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kindhub.com\/blog\/how-to-change-sustainable-lifestyle-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to cultivate a more sustainable life<\/a>, let\u2019s delve into more detail on the earth-centric part of the equation. What does earth-focused mean? What does it mean to make earth-focused choices? How does this connect to a sustainable life? Let\u2019s explore!<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">In its simplest form, earth-focused means that one\u2019s choices and actions are centered around a respect for our planet (ie) conserving resources. As Mahatma Gandhi said \u201cEarth provides enough to satisfy every man&#8217;s needs, but not every man&#8217;s greed&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sqsrte-small\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">This is a wake up call to think about how much we really need. In the modern world, abundance is a sign of prosperity and we tend to show it with purchases and material things. It is fun and societally normal to demonstrate happiness and success with abundance. This has been a contributor to over-consumerism and excess. While celebrating with abundance is an amazing feeling, it likely arose from days of scarcity. What is the difference between abundance and excess? Let\u2019s explore the impact over-consumerism on the planet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--lightAccent\"><strong>Over-consumption\u2026 the facts.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"sqsrte-small\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/overshoot.footprintnetwork.org\/newsroom\/country-overshoot-days\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">Earth <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/overshoot.footprintnetwork.org\/newsroom\/country-overshoot-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">Overshoot<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/overshoot.footprintnetwork.org\/newsroom\/country-overshoot-days\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"> Day<\/span><\/a> is an annual date that is calculated to identify when humans will have consumed more ecological resources than what Earth can regenerate in the same year. This is done on a country by country basis.&nbsp; For the USA in 2024, it was March 14, 2024. This has moved from late September in 2000.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div\n        class=\"\n          image-block-outer-wrapper\n          layout-caption-hidden\n          design-layout-inline\n          combination-animation-site-default\n          individual-animation-site-default\n          individual-text-animation-site-default\n        \"\n        data-test=\"image-block-inline-outer-wrapper\"\n    ><\/p>\n<figure\n            class=\"\n              sqs-block-image-figure\n              intrinsic\n            \"\n            style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n        ><\/p>\n<div\n              \n              \n              class=\"image-block-wrapper\"\n              data-animation-role=\"image\"\n              \n  \n\n          ><\/p>\n<div class=\"sqs-image-shape-container-element\n              \n          \n        \n              has-aspect-ratio\n            \" style=\"\n                position: relative;\n                \n                  padding-bottom:82.4000015258789%;\n                \n                overflow: hidden;-webkit-mask-image: -webkit-radial-gradient(white, black);\n              \"\n              ><\/p>\n<p>                <img loading=\"lazy\" data-stretch=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Country-Overshoot-Days-2024-500KB.jpg\" data-image=\"https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Country-Overshoot-Days-2024-500KB.jpg\" data-image-dimensions=\"1000x824\" data-image-focal-point=\"0.5,0.5\" alt=\"\" data-load=\"false\" elementtiming=\"system-image-block\" src=\"https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Country-Overshoot-Days-2024-500KB.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"824\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw\" style=\"display:block;object-fit: cover; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-position: 50% 50%\" onload=\"this.classList.add(&quot;loaded&quot;)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Country-Overshoot-Days-2024-500KB.jpg?format=100w 100w, https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Country-Overshoot-Days-2024-500KB.jpg?format=300w 300w, https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Country-Overshoot-Days-2024-500KB.jpg?format=500w 500w, https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Country-Overshoot-Days-2024-500KB.jpg?format=750w 750w, https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Country-Overshoot-Days-2024-500KB.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Country-Overshoot-Days-2024-500KB.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Country-Overshoot-Days-2024-500KB.jpg?format=2500w 2500w\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-loader=\"sqs\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\">\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"sqsrte-small\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">If <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/resources\/report\/unep-food-waste-index-report-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">food waste were a country<\/span><\/a>, it would be the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases after the US and China.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"sqsrte-small\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unep.org\/news-and-stories\/story\/environmental-costs-fast-fashion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">global fashion industry<\/span><\/a> alone is responsible for about 10% of annual global carbon emissions, more than all international flights and maritime shipping combined<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"sqsrte-small\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">We generate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theworldcounts.com\/stories\/electronic-waste-facts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">40 million tons of electronic waste<\/span><\/a> annually &#8211; the equivalent of throwing away 800 laptops every second. 85% of this ends up in landfills and\/or incinerated.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"sqsrte-small\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Agriculture is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fao.org\/food-agriculture-statistics\/data-release\/data-release-detail\/en\/c\/1661912\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">major user of water and land resources<\/span><\/a> and contributes about 24% of global greenhouse gas emissions, partly due to high levels of meat and dairy consumption which are more resource-intensive than plant-based diets<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"sqsrte-small\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Let\u2019s flip the equation and look at the positive impact of some global change:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"sqsrte-small\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">If 1 million people chose to keep their clothes for just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfam.org.uk\/oxfam-in-action\/oxfam-blog\/new-shocking-facts-about-the-impact-of-fast-fashion-on-our-climate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">9 months longer<\/span><\/a>, this could save 8 million kg of CO2 emissions, which is equivalent to removing 3,000 cars from roads for a year<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"sqsrte-small\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">If everyone went plant based, global farmland use could be reduced by 75%, an area equivalent to the size of the United States, China, Australia, and the EU combined, significantly lowering the strain on resources and emissions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n  <script class=\"TextAttributes-props\" type=\"application\/json\">[ {\n  \"type\": \"highlight\",\n  \"id\": \"2a39e99e-e7d0-4e77-b79b-ed5c2a49722d\",\n  \"shape\": \"underline\",\n  \"isFront\": false,\n  \"isAnimationEnabled\": false,\n  \"animation\": \"draw\",\n  \"duration\": 0.5,\n  \"direction\": \"right\",\n  \"color\": {\n    \"type\": \"SITE_PALETTE_COLOR\",\n    \"sitePaletteColor\": {\n      \"colorName\": \"darkAccent\",\n      \"alphaModifier\": 1.0\n    }\n  },\n  \"thickness\": {\n    \"unit\": \"em\",\n    \"value\": 0.1\n  },\n  \"linecap\": \"square\"\n} ]<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\">\n<h3 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent\"><strong>How can we make change with a earth-centered approach?<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--black\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent\"><strong>Reduce food waste.<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--black\"> A family of four who eliminates food waste\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--black\">Saves $1500\/year<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--black\">Saves 3,500 kg of CO2 or taking almost 1 car\/year off the road&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent\"><strong>Go plant-based <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluezones.com\/2018\/12\/benefits-of-eating-plant-based-for-just-one-meal-a-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent\"><strong>one meal a day<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--black\">Save almost enough water for 11,400 showers and the pollution equivalent to about roughly driving from LA to NYC.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent\"><strong>Recycling <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent\"><strong>half of your household waste<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent\"><strong> can save 2,400 pounds of CO2 annually<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent\"><strong>Reduce driving whenever possible.<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--black\"> Walking or biking are healthier alternatives.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--black\">If a single person switches a single 20-mile round trip commute to public transportation, they can r<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apta.com\/research-technical-resources\/industry-footprint\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--black\">educe their annual CO2 emissions<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--black\"> by 4,800 pounds annually (or removing one car annually)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--darkAccent\"><strong>Go Solar if you can.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--black\">An average <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonsolar.us\/solar-blog-resource-center\/blog\/how-much-co2-do-solar-panels-save\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\"><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--black\">residential solar system<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--black\"> in the USA will save 8,460 lbs of CO2<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--black\">8,460 lbs of CO2 is equivalent to the carbon emissions of 432 gallons of gas, which would be like taking your car off the road for almost an entire year!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n      #block-a4b83bdebe6f6185e5d3 {\n        box-sizing: border-box;\n        height: 100%;\n        padding: 6% 6% 6% 6%;\n        border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 0px;<\/p>\n<p>              --tweak-text-block-background-color: <\/p>\n<p>    hsla(var(--white-hsl), 1)<\/p>\n<p>;<\/p>\n<p>      }\n    <\/style>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n  <script class=\"TextAttributes-props\" type=\"application\/json\">[ {\n  \"type\": \"highlight\",\n  \"id\": \"2a39e99e-e7d0-4e77-b79b-ed5c2a49722d\",\n  \"shape\": \"underline\",\n  \"isFront\": false,\n  \"isAnimationEnabled\": false,\n  \"animation\": \"draw\",\n  \"duration\": 0.5,\n  \"direction\": \"right\",\n  \"color\": {\n    \"type\": \"SITE_PALETTE_COLOR\",\n    \"sitePaletteColor\": {\n      \"colorName\": \"darkAccent\",\n      \"alphaModifier\": 1.0\n    }\n  },\n  \"thickness\": {\n    \"unit\": \"em\",\n    \"value\": 0.1\n  },\n  \"linecap\": \"square\"\n} ]<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"sqs-html-content\">\n<h3 style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><span class=\"sqsrte-text-color--accent\">In order to make earth-focused sustainability choices and reduce your carbon footprint, ask yourself\u2026<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Do I really need as many clothes as I think I do?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">What do I need vs what I want?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">How are my choices affecting the earth?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Continuing our discussion on how to live more sustainably, let\u2019s delve into more detail on the earth-centric part of the equation. Being earth-focused means that one\u2019s choices and actions are centered around a respect for our planet (ie) conserving resources. In this post we explore some ways to change using an earth-focused approach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":19,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[56,21,55,51,57,49,48,54,47,52,50],"class_list":["post-18","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sustainability","tag-carbon-footprint","tag-change","tag-earth","tag-eco-friendly","tag-energy","tag-impact","tag-lifestyle","tag-solar-power","tag-sustainability-tips","tag-take-action","tag-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1578,"href":"https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18\/revisions\/1578"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/upmail.co.in\/kindhubs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}