That ' s all very commendable , really no sarcasm whatsoever but our entire system of consumption , fossil fuel use , and waste is incompatible with any kind of plan to keep CO 2 levels in check . I think you may just be polishing the brass on the Titanic . These acts are done in the name of sustainability but in reality , the kind of change required to ensure a comfortable , livable climate is wholesale . We ' re talking a Manhattan Project to mitigate climate change but on a global scale . You ' re doing the right thing by not being a wasteful person in those particular areas but really you ' re part of an integrated system of massive waste and carbon emission that is more prone to kick the can down the street and wait until we have more studies than make the kind of societyaltering change that ' s necessary . I truly hope I ' m wrong .