Why the sustainable revolution really begins with you
A recent United Nations report estimates we only have 12 years remaining to limit global warming to 1.5°C and prevent even more devastating environmental changes.
We most definitely want to avoid catastrophic climate change, people displacement and that eerie feeling of watching a real-life disaster movie play out right in front of your eyes.
So instead of using apathy as an excuse not to do anything, here are some cool apps, products and services that are in line with the UN’s goals and we think might help save the world…
- Donate what you don’t use. Trash Nothing
- Avoid throwing food away, donate it to your neighbours with Olio
- Vaccinate your kids. NHS
- Turn your kids into bookworms with Teach Your Monster To Read
- Men and women, call out sexist behaviour — How to Talk to the Men in Your Life Right Now
- Don’t waste water, get this Refill app
- Be more energy efficient, try Bulb or Ecotricity
- Buy green, shop local or try out the Ethical Superstore, Milk and More
- Repurpose what you can with Upcycle That
- Call out discrimination and support ACLU
- Walk, cycle and use public transport. Try Go Jauntly and use Transport for London
- Recycle more with Recycle More
- Educate everyone on sustainability, uncover the truths with What you can do to be more climate friendly
- Reduce single-use plastic. Try reducing one product at a time with this handy guide My Plastic Free Life
- Plant a tree or three trees on your street. Find out more at Trees for Cities
- Vote, vote, Vote UK, Vote USA
Want a couple more? The World bank is committing over 200 billion for climate action. Find out more about the Extinction Rebellion. And don’t forget to notice nature, it really is good for you and might help you appreciate the environment even more.
We need less theory and more action and as designers and makers we plan to do our bit to consider the environmental impact of everything we create.
We must lose the apathy, the sustainable revolution starts with us… tell everyone.
Have you got any cool apps, websites or services to share? Please do let us know by adding them to the comments section below.
This article written by Hana Sutch, managing partner at Furthermore and co-founder of Go Jauntly originally appeared on Linkedin in December 2018.
