Are you looking for inspiration to lead a more sustainable and conscious lifestyle? These speakers talk to us about different topics, but with a theme in common: sustainability. How can we act in the face of current environmental problems? They tell you about it in these TEDx talks.
1. our garbage: the path to responsible consumption
Edelmira Altube invites us to reflect on our individual impact on the environment. Through this talk, he inspires to lead a lifestyle zero wastetaking action from our place to change the world.
Edelmira tells us about her decision to clean the beaches of her city and what lessons she learned from that initiative. He encourages us to reject disposable productsto replace them with reusable ones.
two. To take care of the environment, conscience is not enough
Sergio Federovisky is a biologist, journalist, and environmental policy researcher. He shares his perspective on the major ecological issues facing our planet today. Furthermore, he analyzes what are its true causes and where lies the real responsibility.
3. How to be an environmentalist: Imperfect but active
Chantal Chalita assures that “the cause of all the current environmental problems in the world is the lack of connection between environment and human being“.
Mention the importance of taking care of our resources, as well as the impact that each small action has. He also talks about minimalism and the zero waste movement, two ways to help the planet.
Chantal lists everyday habits to illustrate the consequences of individual decisions, before concluding: “We don’t need a perfect environmentalist. We need millions of imperfect environmentalists taking action every day.”
4. THE CHALLENGE OF CARING FOR THE PLANET WITH OUR FOOD
Daniel Campano talks about the impact that our diet has on the ecosystem; particularly, the ingredients of animal origin that we include in our dishes. The massive consumption of meat, he assures him, requires many more resources to produce plant-based foods.
In addition, it tells us about the relationship between pollution and meat consumption. list the consequences of preparing these foodsinviting us to take care of resources through our dishes.
5. Fast fashion, trend today, trash tomorrow
Wendy Soto tells us how, following a post on Twitter, she created a debate on the impact of the textile industry. She does not buy new clothes, but second-hand, due to the pollution it generates produce each garment.
He proposes textile recycling as a sustainable alternative, since there are already enough clothes in the world. He also mentions the presence of microplastics in the ocean and its relationship with fashion.
And you, what do you think about it?
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