How to Tread Lightly on the Earth Following a low-carbon, low-biodiversity loss, plastic-free lifestyle

by Ford, Lucinda

• ISBN13: 9781912054114
• ISBN10: 1912054116
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2023-01-01
• Publisher: Fairlight Books

Summary

For many of us, concern for the planet and our footprint upon it is a part of everyday life. Our newsfeeds are full of reports of climate disaster, plastic pollution in our oceans and a collapse in worldwide biodiversity. We know ‘something must be done’. But this is a complex and confusing proposition. What exactly must be done? By whom? And in a world of eight billion people, what can any one of us do that can genuinely make a difference? Based on her own journey trying to ‘tread more lightly on the Earth’, Lucinda provides: • A crash course in the facts of the problem, separating wild prophecy from scientific fact, and political agenda from truth. • Tips on reducing your carbon footprint, plastic use and impact on biodiversity. • An honest exposition of the struggles Lucinda faced in her own journey fighting against a ‘system’ set up to promote plastic and carbon-intensive consumerism. • Advice on how to combat the ‘rebound effect’ so that your personal efforts are not undone by others, plus how to generate ripples that have a bigger impact than just your own actions. • Tips on how to stand firm in the face of naysayers, deniers and those who want to deflect you from your path.

Author Biography

Lucinda Ford specialises in Health and Wellbeing and is the author of 'How to Sleep: A Natural Method'