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The world is on fire but Avocados taste so good.

What is our role in sustainability vs the responsibilities of corporations and industrial practices?

In a world green-washed up the wazoo, my increasingly spartan life is a drop in the plastic-filled ocean. Yet with heartbreaking headlines and news about planetary health, it feels like each misstep, driving instead of walking or enjoying the sweet green flesh of an exotic, water-sucking avocado, is a major contribution to global warming.

This is a lot of pressure on individuals trying to make environmentally conscious decisions but struggle to make a difference. This is especially difficult as personal actions, although important in turning cultural norms, are swallowed by the impact of large corporations.

In 2013, research led by Rick Heede found that two-thirds of all industrial carbon dioxide emissions come from 90 companies, including oil giants like Shell.

Focusing on this imbalance helps me manage my personal feelings of environmental guilt. It is not only about the steps we take to live more sustainably, for real change to happen, we need to change the larger system and reliance on things like fossil fuels.

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