66 Can Living a 1.5 Degree Lifestyle Make a Difference?

<p class="p1">Should we be sitting around eating burgers and driving pickup trucks, and just wait for the system change needed to live sustainably on this planet? We attempt here to put to rest the tired and misdirected debate about whether individual footprint-shrinking action is a distraction that slows needed systemic change, and whether it's worth doing.</p> <p class="p1">Joining us in this conversation is Lloyd Alter, former managing editor of Treehugger, and author of a fairly new book, <em>Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle</em>.</p> <p class="p1"><strong><br /> MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:</strong></p> <p class="p1"><em>Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle</em> – by Lloyd Alter<br /> <span class="s1"><a href= "https://newsociety.com/books/l/living-the-1-5-degree-lifestyle" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://newsociety.com/books/l/living-the-1-5-degree-lifestyle</a></span></p> <p class="p1">TreeHugger – one of the world’s leading sustainability information websites<br /> <a href="https://www.treehugger.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.treehugger.com/</a></p> <p class="p1"><em>Lifestyle Carbon Footprints and Changes in Lifestyles to Limit Global Warming To 1.5 °C<br /></em><span class="s1"><a href= "https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-021-01018-6" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-021-01018-6</a></span></p> <p class="p1">Simplicity Institute<br /> <span class="s1"><a href="https://simplicityinstitute.org/" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener">https://simplicityinstitute.org/</a></span></p> <p class="p1">Elizabeth Warren on Major Industry Emissions - September 2019 Presidential Debate<br /> <span class="s1"><a href= "https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/09/04/elizabeth-warren-fossil-fuel-industry-cnn-climate-town-hall-vpx.cnn" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2019/09/04/elizabeth-warren-fossil-fuel-industry-cnn-climate-town-hall-vpx.cnn</a></span></p> <p class="p1"><em>Just 100 Companies Responsible for