So let’s get down to brass tacks: In the process of simply living our lives, we each generate carbon dioxide, which impacts the environment. Carbon dioxide is invisible and generally odorless, so we don’t instinctively think of it as poison or bad for the environment. But carbon dioxide is in fact a greenhouse gas, which contributes to climate change. This is a fact.
This image of a large scale power plant is what we are accustomed to fear, but we don’t normally think that it exists to fuel our individual consumption. In other words, your personal carbon footpint may be generated right next to you, but it might also be generated far off.
