We talked today about the scale of the problem and how to calibrate the amount of effort we put in. If it really is a crisis, shouldn’t we be doing everything possible? But that requires sacrifice, and how much sacrifice are we willing to make?
Do we drop everything or only part, or do only what we feel like?
One conclusion has been that we could make a strategic map that helps us measure the impact of different things we do. Because it is a long-term campaign, and not a single battle, it makes more sense to look at the problem strategically than tactically. This is the difference between our house being on fire (drop everything and act right away with everything we have) and Britain campaigning in World War II (prioritise the campaign over everything else but balance with various different realities of how to keep morale up, how to feed the people, how to keep the economy going over the months and years you will be fighting).
Lawrence-it’s difficult to say give up everything just because I have enough and I can manage.
Giving up what you are doing in your job – this is the most dramatic thing you could do and most people when they are weighing up their options it doesn’t feel worth it as an individual. If you give up absolutely everything, the impact might not pay off (would be most people’s feelings).
We see ourselves as a grain of sand without much impact on the world. But actually, we are a network–during your life you probably come across a thousand people, and each of those probably know a thousand people. Any changes you make could have a much bigger impact than you might think.
Having said that, it is difficult to avoid the feeling of helplessness.
Then again, you might have regular contact with just 50 people.
Laura: it is easy to imagine you impacting close friends and family, but your influence might be less with others.
Weronika: But look at Greta.
Weronika: always not sure if she is doing enough. Sometimes it is also difficult to feel the constant pressure. We also need to stay sane as well.
Measurement: war map.
Maybe one of the pieces to go there could be personal carbon footprint.
Green Energy. Let’s pressure containerville to do this.
Paulyne: good for goals and go to measure. Turning everything off. Changing diets–not wasting food. Neighbour has compost bin.
Paulyne feels very pressured regarding Climate Change and is gradually coming to terms with what she can do. Sometimes feels very helpless.
Laura: Focus on the office work with the chart–not to create massive pressure.
