Warning: I told myself I was eco-friendly but just found my receipts from last year...

I went through a box of old papers and found credit card bills showing I flew to Phoenix 4 times in 2023. I always say I care about the climate and drive a Prius, but I racked up like 6,000 flight miles without even thinking about it. Makes me wonder how many other things I'm just lying to myself about without realizing. Has anyone else found hard proof of their own hypocrisy like this?

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simonp761d ago

Yeah, I read this article a few months ago about how most carbon offset programs don't actually work. Made me realize buying offsets for my flights was just for my own guilt, not real change. It's tough facing that gap between what you say and what you do.

joel_clark371d ago

Spot on @simonp76. That gap you mentioned is exactly what got me thinking too. Once you realize offsets are basically paying someone else to maybe not emit, it feels hollow. The real kicker is that most programs just double count the same trees or fund stuff that would've happened anyway. It's like we're all just playing pretend with the planet. The honest fix is cutting flights and driving less, but that's the hard part nobody wants to discuss. Feels like we're stuck in a cycle of feeling bad then buying our way out of the guilt.