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Thevillain坏人,恶棍intheatmosphereiscarbondioxide."
saidIsaacAsimove.Thatis.Toomuchcarbondioxidemakestheearthlikeagreenhouseandbecomewarmerandwarmer.Icemeltsandclimatechangesabnormally.Itthreatsourlivesanddevelopment.However,Ionlyheardoflowcarboneconomyandneverheardoflowcarbonlife.Iwonderedwhatlowcarbonlifeisandhowtolivealowcarbonlife.
Later,Iknewtheconceptandimportanceoflowcarbonlife.Low-carbonlifemeanslifestyletominimizetheenergyconsumed,therebyreducingcarbondioxideemissions.Andwecandoalottolivealowcarbonlife.Therearethreeprinciples:
"
Lessmeat,lessshopping,andmorebikes."
Tolivealowcarbonlife,we'
dbettereatlessmeat.Theentiremeatcycleisveryintensive,intermsofcarbondioxideemissions.Scientistsalsofindthatproducing1kgmeatwillgiveout36.4kgCO2.Haveweevernoticedthattherearetoomanypeopleoverweightbecauseeattoomuchmeat.Sothattheyhaveheartdiseasesandlosetheirlivesslowly.Whydon'
tweeatlessmeatandkeepourselvesfitandstrong?
Meanwhile,thisalsohelpstolivealowcarbonlife.So,pleaseeatlessmeat.
dbetterdolessshopping.Whenwegoshopping,wemustdriveacarortakeothertransport.Thesemachinesarethemonsterseatingoilandbringouttheevilgas-carbondioxide.Atthesametime,mostofusalwaysbuysomeuselessthingswhenshoppingbecauseofsomeadvertisements.Infact,wecanlivebetterwithoutthem,alsowedon'
tneedtothinkabouthowtodealwiththeuselessthings.Producingeverythingwillemissioncarbondioxidemoreorless.So,pleasedolessshoppingandbuytheverythingsyouneed.
dbetterusemorebikes.Bikes,unlikeothertransport,areenvironmentalfriendlytransport.Theydon'
temissioncarbonatall.What'
smore,Ithelpsuskeephealthy.Theleverofliveisbetterthaneverbeforebuttheenvironmentisworsethaneverbefore.So,pleaseusebikesasoftenaswecanandhelpenvironment.
Also,thereareotherwaystolivealowcarbonlife.suchassaveelectricity,userecyclethingsandplanttrees.
Maybe,youdon'
tagreewithmebecauseyouthinkthattheeconomywillbeaffected,ourlivingqualitywilldescent.Thatisbecauseyouareimprovidenceandselfish.Haveyoueverseenthatourearthisbeingdestroyed,ourexistenceisbeingthreatened.Ifwedon'
tpayenoughattentiontotheproblemsexisted,everythingwillextinctsoon,includingwehumanbeing.Andsincewealreadyhavenoticedtheproblemsandknownitiswrongtodevelopwiththecostofdamagingourearth,itisinevitabletochangethemethodsofeconomy.Survivalofthefittestisalsousefulforcompanies.Ofcourse,itisourrighttolivealuxuriouslife.Butwealsoknowthattheresourcesarelimitedandwillbeuseduponeday.Soitisinevitableforhumanbeingstoliveasimpleliveinthefuture.Toomuchmanufactureandconsumptionmakeresourcesintouselesstrashes.Whatweneedtodoisdevelopingthetechnologyandseekforanotherwayoflifeandeconomy.
TipsforaHealthy,Low-CarbonLife
UrbanbicyclistsinSanFrancisco.Commutingbybikereducesglobalwarmingpollutionandsavesmoney.
Makinggreenerchoices,fromthefoodyoueattothewayyoutravel,canimproveyourhealthandwell-being.ArecentBritishMedicalJournalarticleadvisesdoctorsthatencouragingclimate-friendlylifestyles“couldbeyourmostimportantcontributiontoyourpatients’health.”Someguidelinesfollow:
1.Usemusclepowerratherthangasolinewhenyoucan
Burningfossilfuels,suchasgasinyourcar,emitsheat-trappingpollutionlikecarbondioxide(CO2)thatcontributestoglobalwarming.Cuttingdownondrivingandusingyourowntwo
legshelpscutglobalwarmingpollutionandhelpseliminateweightproblemsovertimewithoutdangerousdietsorsurgery.
Commutebyfootorbike.IfallAmericans
usedfootorpedalpowerinsteadofenginehorsepowerasourrecommendeddailyexerciseduringnormaltravel,wecouldreduceouroildependencebymorethanathird.Trywalkingorbicyclingtoworkafewtimesaweekandgetahealthydoseofexerciseontheway.(Seethebenefitsofbicyclingtowork.)
Combineerrands差使,差事,跑腿,当差whenyouhavetodrive.Encouragechildrentowalktoschool.Drivinglessalsohelpsreduceemissionsofpollutantsthatworsenheartandlungdiseases.
Useapushmower.Transportationisn’ttheonlychangeyoucanmaketofightclimatechangeandlivemorehealthfully.Byusingapushmowerinsteadofapowermowertocutyourlawn,youcanalsocutupto80poundsofCO2emissionsperyear!
Andyou’llgetagreatworkout!
2.Skipthebottledwater,carrytap
Drinkingplentyoffluidsisimportantduringhotweatherorwhenexercising.Butisbottledwaterthewaytogo?
Youmaynotthinksowhenyouseethetruecosts.AccordingtothePacificInstitute’sfactsheet[PDF],manufacturingthe30-plusbillionplasticwaterbottlesweboughtin2006:
∙Requiredtheequivalentofmorethan17millionbarrelsofoil—enoughtofuelmorethanonemillionvehiclesforayear.
∙Producedmorethan2.5milliontonsofcarbondioxide.
∙Usedthreetimestheamountofwaterinthebottle.
Addingintransportation,theenergyusedcomestoover50millionbarrelsofoilequivalent—enoughtorun3millioncarsforayear.Soskipthebottledwateranddrinktapwater,bothathomeandatrestaurants.Bottledwaterisnotnecessarilycleanerthantap,andtapwaterischeaper.
Ifyouhaveconcernsaboutyourtapwater,useafilterandchangeorcleanitregularly.
Notethat
bottledwater,liketapwater,
hasnostandardsforacceptablelevelsofpharmaceuticalresidue,andfilteringmaynotremovethem.Learnmoreaboutthetruecostsofbottledwater.
3.Choosefoodsthoughtfully
Americanshaveneverhadsuchavarietyorabundanceoffoodtochoosefrom.Ontopofsomanychoices,wenowhearaboutour"
foodprint."
DowebuycherrytomatoesfromMexicoortomatoesgrownlocallyinahothouse?
DowegettheGrannySmithsfromthefarmers'
marketorthesupermarket?
Isorganicproducehealthierforusandtheplanet?
Theseareverycomplexissuesthatrequireanalysisofmanycriteria,includingtheenergyusedinproducingandtransportingthefood,aswellasthetypeofsoilandmethodsofraisingthefood.Despitethecomplexities,therearesome
generalguidelinesyoucanfollowthataregoodforyouandtheplanet.
Eatlessmeat(eatlowonthefoodchain).Yourdoctormayhaveadvisedyoutolimityourconsumptionofredmeatbecauseofitsunhealthysaturatedfatcontent,particularlycorn-fedanimals.(Milk,meatandeggsfromgrass-fedanimalsarebothlowerinsaturatedfatsandcontainhigherlevelsofheart-healthyomega-3fattyacids.)
Thereareenvironmentalreasons,too.
Raisingfoodanimalscontributessubstantiallytoclimatechangebecauseameat-baseddietrequiresmoreland,energyandwaterthanaplant-basedone.
HealthwriterMichaelPollansumsupthisprinciplebestinhisbookInDefenseofFood:
Eatfood.Nottoomuch.Mostlyplants."
(ReadaninterviewwiththeauthorinaNewYorkTimesblog.)
Eatinglessmeatandmoregrainsandvegetableshelpsreduce:
∙theneedtoconvertforestsorgrasslandstopasturelands,
∙theamountofcorngrownforfeed(whichlessenstheamountoffossilfuels
used
togrowthecorn),and
∙greenhousegasemissionsfrommanure(seeFarmAnimalsandMethane).
Buyinglocalmaybe,butisnotalways,climate-friendly.Weoftenhearaboutthebenefitsofeatinglocallygrownfruitsandvegetables,andtherearemany.Theyinclude:
∙Lesstransit,lessoil(maybe).TheaverageAmericanmealtravels1,500milesmealtravelsfromfieldtomouth—solocallygrownfoodsoften(butnotalways)usemuchlessoilintransportthanthefoodsthatmakeupaconventionalAmericanmeal.
Forexample,ifthestateofIowashiftedjust10percentoffruitsandvegetablesfromconventionaltoregionalorlocalfoodsystems,itwouldreduce
CO2emissionsbyabout7millionpounds,accordingtotheLeopoldCenterforSustainableAgriculture.
∙Bettertastingthanproduceshippedfromafar.Locallygrownfruitsandvegetablescanbepickedatpeakripenessandmaybehigherinnutrients.Spinach,forexample,losesnutrientsatcertaintemperaturesandafterseveraldaysinstorage.
Sobuyerbeware:
Usecommonsenseandasklotsofquestionswhenpurchasingitems.
Thingstowatchfor:
∙Energy-intensivelocalproduction(suchastomatoesgrowninahothousethatrequiresenergyforheating)mayproducemoreglobalwarmingpollutionthanefficientlyproducingandshippingfoodsfromfartheraway.
∙Differencesintransportationmethods—byshiporplane,forexample—canalsocausegreenhousegasemissionstodifferwidelyevenwhenafoodistransportedthesamedistance(seeFoodMiles:
IsLocalAlwaysBetter?
).
Chooseless-processedfoods.Heavilyprocessedfoodstendtobelowinfiberandhighinfatandsugar.Theyoftencontainlotsofdyes,colorings,andpreservativesthataren’tgreatforyourhealth.Andallthatprocessingusesalotofenergy.
Gettingyourfoodfromfieldtotablerequiresmultiplesteps,includingprocessingthewholefoodintoarefinedproduct,whichthenmaybeusedasaningredientinanotherfoodproduct.Stillmoreenergyisneededtopackageandshipthefinalproducttoretailers.
Morestepsinprocesssinggenerallymeansmoreintensiveenergyuse.Takeabottleofketchup.TrackingacommonbrandofketchupsoldinSwedenthrough
the50-plusstepstoproduc
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