Environment: discourse and action
The vast majority of us are in favor of lower emissions and taking care of nature.
We verbalize the need to achieve the goals proposed by international organisations. Our narratives are “politically correct”. But the harsh reality we observe is our personal attitude, is the opposite of our speeches.
2 emblematic examples.
* We choose cars – the biggest “possible” within our budget If we can buy a large, comfortable car with all the features, why “make yourself smaller”?
It is worth saying that this “criterion” is equivalent to deciding on a vehicle that is much heavier than a “compact” car and, of course, has many more emissions associated with its manufacture and its “operation”.
* We buy a house or apartment that is the largest size that our budget allows
Of course, we want maximum comfort! It is not on our “agenda” to make a decision that takes into account – significantly – what is sufficient vs. what we desire! And so we do not care – in practice – if this larger property generated more emissions to be built and generates more emissions for its day-to-day life (electricity, water, maintenance, etc., etc.).
We are predictably irrational as Dan Ariely would say!
