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Sustainable Minimalism: Embrace Zero Waste, Build Sustainability Habits That Last, and Become a Minimalist Without Sacrificing the Planet (Green Housecleaning, Zero Waste Living) by Stephanie Marie Seferian

8-hour work day, Airbnb, big-box store, carbon footprint, circular economy, clean water, climate anxiety, Community Supported Agriculture, coronavirus, COVID-19, crowdsourcing, do what you love, emotional labour, food desert, imposter syndrome, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), lifestyle creep, Mason jar, mass immigration, microplastics / micro fibres, ride hailing / ride sharing

Be Solutions-Oriented The most impactful way to help is to focus on solutions. Instead of letting eco-anxiety fester in our children, we can help them channel planet-related fears into action by viewing such fears as a collective energy instead of an ailment. We can use eco-anxiety as a means to teach sustainability—protesting peacefully, campaigning for preferred political candidates, contacting companies that are behaving badly, and supporting the youth climate movement are powerful ways to make a difference on a larger scale. Instead of letting eco-anxiety fester in our children, we can help them channel planet-related fears into action by viewing such fears as a collective energy instead of an ailment.

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Barbara Alfeo, episode #100 podcast guest sunshineguerrilla.com Channel Eco-Anxiety in a Healthy Way Thanks in part to the youth climate movement, pop culture, and apocalyptic media headlines, children are more attuned than ever to looming environmental uncertainty. And while it is important that children understand the implications of climate change on their futures, 57 percent of American teenagers said that climate change made them feel scared and 52 percent said it made them feel angry, with only 29 percent optimistic about the future of the planet.161 The American Psychological Association (APA) first defined eco-anxiety in 2017 as “the fear of environmental doom.”

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Airports on coasts, docks, and certain railways and highways are particularly at risk. •Frequent power outages will cripple businesses, hospitals, transportation systems, and more. Understand Your Skillset Volunteering for a cause you care about is a great way to meet like-minded people, combat eco-anxiety, and create tangible change. Still, it’s incorrect to assume we can all best serve in the same way. I’m not so deft with my hands, nor do I consider myself a passionate protester. Instead, I volunteer for the environmental movement in my capacity as a podcast host, because my chatty personality translates well to a weekly show.

Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All by Michael Shellenberger

"World Economic Forum" Davos, Albert Einstein, An Inconvenient Truth, Anthropocene, Asperger Syndrome, Bernie Sanders, Bob Geldof, Boeing 747, carbon footprint, carbon tax, Cesare Marchetti: Marchetti’s constant, clean tech, clean water, climate anxiety, Corn Laws, coronavirus, corporate social responsibility, correlation does not imply causation, cuban missile crisis, decarbonisation, deindustrialization, disinformation, Dissolution of the Soviet Union, Donald Trump, Dr. Strangelove, Elon Musk, energy transition, Extinction Rebellion, failed state, Garrett Hardin, Gary Taubes, gentleman farmer, global value chain, Google Earth, green new deal, Greta Thunberg, hydraulic fracturing, index fund, Indoor air pollution, indoor plumbing, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Internet Archive, land tenure, Live Aid, LNG terminal, long peace, manufacturing employment, mass immigration, meta-analysis, Michael Shellenberger, microplastics / micro fibres, Murray Bookchin, ocean acidification, off grid, oil shale / tar sands, Potemkin village, precautionary principle, purchasing power parity, Ralph Nader, renewable energy transition, Rupert Read, School Strike for Climate, Solyndra, Stephen Fry, Steven Pinker, supervolcano, Ted Nordhaus, TED Talk, The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, too big to fail, trade route, Tragedy of the Commons, union organizing, WikiLeaks, Y2K

Dan McDougall, “ ‘Ecological grief’: Greenland residents traumatised by climate emergency,” Guardian, August 12, 2019, https://www.theguardian.com; Mary Ward, “Climate anxiety is real, and young people are feeling it,” Sydney Morning Herald, September 20, 2019, https://www.smh.com.au. 101. Susan Clayton et al., “Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Impacts, Implications, and Guidance,” American Psychological Association and ecoAmerica, March 2017, https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2017/03/mental-health-climate.pdf. 102. Reuters, “One in five UK children report nightmares about climate change,” March 2, 2020. 103. Sonia Elks, “Suffering Eco-anxiety over Climate Change, Say Psychologists,” Reuters, September 19, 2019, https://www.reuters.com. 104.

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“I would hear young people around me talk about it and they were convinced that the world was going to end and they were going to die.”99 Studies find that climate alarmism is contributing to rising anxiety and depression, particularly among children.100 In 2017, the American Psychological Association diagnosed rising eco-anxiety and called it “a chronic fear of environmental doom.”101 In September 2019, British psychologists warned of the impact on children of apocalyptic discussions of climate change. In 2020, a large national survey found that one out of five British children was having nightmares about climate change.102 “There is no doubt in my mind that they are being emotionally impacted,” one expert said.103 “I found a lot of blogs and videos talking about how we’re going extinct at various dates, 2030, 2035, from societal collapse,” said Jeffrey.

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Strangelove (film), 172 Doerr, John, 217, 218–19 “Do no harm” principle, 76 Dowie, Mark, 74 Downcycling, 48–49 Drake, Edwin, 111 Drax Power Station, 192 Dry cask storage, 152 Durbin, Dick, 207 Dutton, Andrea, 4 Earth Day, 266 Earth First!, 267 Eating Animals (Foer), 126, 129, 130, 131, 135, 136, 137, 143 Ebell, Myron, 200–201 Echuya Batwa, 74 Eco-anxiety, 22 Ecological economics, 243–44 Economic development, 8, 61, 64, 76, 238, 260, 275–76 in Amazon rainforest, 31, 32, 38–41, 42–43 in the Congo, 16–19, 70–72 fires and, 21 manufacturing ladder, 102–5 manufacturing progress, 89–92, 95–97 power of wealth, 95–99 sustainable development, 226, 227, 229, 238, 249 Economic modeling, 114 Ecotourism, 76 Ehrlich, Paul, 237, 238–40, 242, 243, 244 Einstein, Albert, 174 Eisenhower, Dwight D., 157–60, 174 Atoms for Peace Speech, 159–60 Electric cars, 218 Electricity, 226–29.

Minimal: How to Simplify Your Life and Live Sustainably by Madeleine Olivia

Airbnb, An Inconvenient Truth, BIPOC, carbon footprint, clean water, climate anxiety, Extinction Rebellion, food desert, food miles, hustle culture, Mason jar, microplastics / micro fibres, Naomi Klein, ocean acidification

Sustainability, Guilt and Health One of the huge downsides to reducing your waste and becoming more environmentally aware is how depressing facing the state our world is in can be sometimes. What we are doing to our beautiful planet, and the animals, creatures and plants we share it with, is absolutely devastating. It’s easy to become overwhelmed by it all and want to just stick our heads in the sand, never to think about it again. Eco anxiety is being talked about more and more and we increasingly fear for our future. Caring for the planet is time-consuming, and trying to fight against an unsustainable system is tiring. But we mustn’t get bogged down by the world’s problems, and instead we must focus on what we can do to help. The more of us that make individual changes and the more of us that speak up, the better.

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budget, creating a 22, 23, 24–6, 27, 44; carried away, getting 28–9; clothing and see wardrobe and fashion; comparing and 28; digital workspace 42–3; documents/papers 40; duplicates 47 see also duplicates; DVDs/CDs/games/toys 40; electronics, gadgets and wires 40; explained 9–13; finishing/using things up 18; 5-step guide, simple 31–7, 36, 37; food and drink and see food and drink; giving things away for free 18, 19; goals 20; hacks and tips, top 46–8; health and beauty see health and beauty; home see home, the; improving your life with 14–16; keep to your own stuff 28; learning how to say goodbye 29; motivation for 20; negative thoughts and 44; no-spend challenge 23; notepads and stationery 40; ‘one in, one out’ rule 47; organising and 48; piles of yes, no and maybe 32, 33, 37, 43, 46; questions to ask yourself 27; recycling/composting 19 see also composting and recycling ; regularly 232; relationships, loving 43; repurposing items 18, 28–9 see also repurpose; selling online 18 see also selling; separating your donations 19; shopping ban 21–3; slowly 18, 27; spending habits, re-evaluating 44 ; sustainably, how to 17–29; swapping items 18 see also swaps ; things to get rid of now 30; thinking ahead 28; time, organising your 43; toiletries 127, 128, 129; travel and see travel ; unhealthy habits, ending 44 decorating 233, 235, 247 deforestation 162 deodorant 154, 269 Depop 34, 38, 71, 107, 109 disposal, proper 79 distilled white vinegar 147 DIY, easy home 244–5 doing nothing 284 documents/papers 40 donation 17, 19, 28, 33, 34, 37, 38, 41, 47, 74, 75, 109, 183, 251 drain cleaner 242 draught excluders 235 drinks 185, 218–19 duplicates 30, 47, 52 DVDs/CDs/games/toys 40, 52, 231 * * * eating disorders 2, 16, 84, 121, 172, 292 eating out 24, 26, 180, 183, 265–6 eating without distractions 284 eBay 34, 38, 40, 70, 107, 109 eco accommodation 265 eco anxiety 83 eco edits/conscious/recycled collections 116 eco-home, how to have an 234–7 electronics 40, 71, 73, 74, 75, 246, 247 email 21, 42, 68, 82, 112, 126, 282 equipment and appliances, decluttering 39 essential oils 51, 133, 231, 237 eyebrow pencil 131 * * * Facebook 19, 34, 71, 107 facial mist 140 facial oil 135, 137, 140, 209 factory farming 4, 92, 165 farmers’ market 65, 67, 177, 251 fashion see wardrobe and fashion Fashion Revolution 112 fast fashion 2, 51, 65, 68, 70, 89–93, 100, 103, 105, 104, 110, 116, 296, 300 fast travel 273 files 42 finding places for everything 233 finishing/using things up 18 fish 58, 162, 166, 167, 169 fixing things 32, 33, 41, 59, 63, 64 floor cleaner 236, 241 ‘floordrobe’ 15 food and drink 2, 25, 28–9, 39, 67, 158–219: animal agriculture/products 2, 4, 52, 68, 70, 92–3, 126–7, 161, 162, 163, 165–6, 168, 169, 170, 172, 250, 300; composting see composting; ethics of 165–7; food footprint 161–7; growing your own food 72, 235; kitchen staples 173–6; meat eating 2, 161, 162, 164, 165, 167, 168, 169, 171, 172; packaging see packaging; recipes 185–219 see also recipes; seasonal food guide 177–9, 177; self-care and 294–5; swaps 52, 164, 171–2, 187, 196, 213, 214, 215; veganism 168–72 see also veganism; vegetarianism see vegetarianism; waste 57, 63, 65, 70, 71, 78, 79, 167, 180–4, 187, 250, 251, 266 fossil fuels 4, 63, 164, 234 freebies 68 fridge and food pantry, decluttering 39 furniture 15, 18, 19, 34, 41, 71, 74, 223, 224, 231, 235, 237, 240, 244, 245, 247 furniture polish 241 * * * garden composting 249–50 giving things away 18, 19 giving up a purchase 65 glass bottles 215 glass jars, reusing 73, 133, 174 goal setting 15–16, 20, 22, 25, 103, 280–1, 282, 283, 286, 287, 292 going outside into nature 288 Google 18, 82, 111, 113, 170, 177 granola 185, 197 gratitude list 285 green-energy providers 234, 300 greenhouse gasses 16, 57, 62, 78, 82, 83, 103, 161, 162, 163, 164, 248, 256, 257, 258, 259 growing your own food 72, 235 growth, personal 15–16 Gumtree 34, 71 * * * hair 143–51: acidic rinses 147; alkaline wash methods 149; avoid/reduce, what to 144–5; clay detox 149; conditioner only 150; dry shampoo 151; hair refresh spray 150; low poo approach 150; OH poo 149; no poo methods 145–8; pH-balanced wash methods 148; refresh spray 150; tea rinse 148; type 143; water only 146–7 handbags 38, 51 handmade clothing 114 health and beauty 118–57: beginner’s tips 133; body 152–7 cruelty-free beauty 126–7; hair 143–51; magical natural; beauty ingredients 131–2; makeup routine, minimal and natural 130–2; mental and physical health, primacy of 296; minimal beauty 121–4; skin 134–42; toiletries, decluttering 127, 128, 129; toxic beauty and beauty waste 123–7 herbs 175 hobbies 289–90 home, the 220–51: cleaning products, easy recipes for DIY 238–43; cleaning products, homemade 236–7; composting guide 248–51; decluttering 223–5, 226, 227; decorating a minimal 247; DIY 244–5; eco-home, how to have an 234–7; routines and habits, minimalist home 232–3; swaps, sustainable and minimal 228–31; tidy home, a 246 homeless shelters 17, 19, 74 hostels 265 hot chocolate 185, 213, 218 hotels 261, 265, 266 household décor, reusing/repurposing and 74 household items swaps 51, 228–31 human rights 92 hummus 185, 216 * * * Indigenous communities 4, 114, 162, 164, 166 Indonesia 164 ingredients, gathering 133 Instagram 60, 113, 122, 123, 255 * * * jars 33, 73, 133, 174, 182, 229, 244, 245 jewellery 38–9, 51, 246 junk drawers 43, 233, 246 * * * kitchen 39, 47, 49, 51, 73, 189, 232–3, 235, 246, 251, 265, 278: decluttering 39; makeover 244; staples 173–6; swaps 51, 229 * * * labels 109, 111, 124, 127, 133, 169, 266, 295 landfill 17, 19, 57, 58, 62, 67, 70, 71, 72, 77, 78, 91, 155, 224, 248 languages, travel and 272 laundry detergent 62, 78, 236, 239 LED lightbulbs 234 legumes 174 lemons/lemon juice 132, 147, 156, 237 letting go 291 linen/towels 41 lip balm 131, 141, 269 lip scrub 140 listening 285 living in the present 291 local community garden 251 local people, travel and 261, 272–3 local shopping/produce 70, 72, 113, 152, 177, 265 Logical Harmony 126 loose fruit and veg 214 * * * ‘Make Do and Mend’ 59 makeup 2, 121, 123, 124, 126, 131, 135, 137, 136, 140, 246, 269, 279, 287: routine, minimal and natural 130–2 making it last 71, 93, 117 Marketplace 34, 71, 107 mascara 124, 130, 269 materials, checking 66, 68, 78, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 116, 126, 264 meal plan and prep, food waste and 180 meal recipes, main 195–209 see also recipes meat eating 2, 161, 162, 164, 165, 167, 168, 169, 171, 172 Meatless Mondays 167 media 10, 21, 57, 89, 121, 155, 278 mending 59, 95 menstrual products 52, 71, 155, 156, 228, 269 mental health 15, 60, 84, 277, 288, 293, 295, 296 methane emissions 57, 78, 162, 163, 248 microwave cleaner 240 milk 148, 166, 169, 171, 172, 175, 184, 185, 300: plant milk 184, 185, 188, 190, 195, 219, 300 mindfulness 1, 10, 17, 24, 34, 53, 60, 80, 93, 98, 103, 157, 234, 256, 260, 285, 287, 292: mindful daily tasks 284–5; mindful of what you absorb, being 292; morning routine 286 minimalism 1, 2, 5: ambitions 15–16; buying, stop 49–53; clothing and see wardrobe and fashio; declutter sustainably 17–45 see also declutter; explained 9–13; food and drink and see food and drink; hacks and tips, top 46–8; health and beauty see health and beauty ; home and see home; improving your life with 14–16; stereotype of minimalists 3; travel and see travel ; waste and sustainability and see waste, sustainability and moisturiser 34, 132, 137, 141, 152, 269 money, saving 14, 22, 62–3, 103, 235, 236, 261 morning routine 267, 286 mould and mildew 240 movement, physical health and 295 MP, local 82 muesli 185, 198 * * * napkins 263 negative thoughts 44 newspapers/magazines/paper, reusing 73 ‘no poo’ method 145, 146–7, 150 notepads and stationery 40 nourishing oils 138–9 nut butters 185, 188 nut-free cheese 185, 193 * * * oatmeal and almond scrub 134 oceans 3–4, 58, 91, 162, 166, 183, 266 oil cleanser 136–7 olive oil 50, 176, 237 ‘one in, one out’ rule 47, 104 organisation 15 oven cleaner 242 overconsumption 182 overripe bananas 184 overtourism 260–1 over-washing 145 Oxford Martin School 162 Oxford University 162 * * * packaging 38, 39, 59, 63, 67–8, 70, 73, 77, 78, 123, 124, 125, 127, 144, 182, 183, 229, 230, 262 packing list, minimalist 267–70 palm oil production 164 pampering 287 pantry 39, 73, 173, 176, 183, 185 paperless, go 68 parabens 266 pasta, creamy one-pot 185, 205 patience, practicing 108 peeling, avoid 182 periods 52, 71, 155: period underwear 52, 71, 155–6, 228 pesto 185, 215 petition, starting a 65 pH-balanced wash methods 148 phone 10, 13, 25, 40, 42, 44, 45, 52, 62, 78, 79, 104, 279, 282, 284 putting down your 289 scrolling at night 48 switching off 284 physical activity/exercise 286, 288, 293, 294 piles of yes, no and maybe 32, 33, 37, 43, 46 plastic 3, 4, 5, 38, 39, 50, 51, 57, 58, 59, 60, 63, 65, 70, 82, 194, 196, 228, 229, 230, 243, 250, 265, 266, 268: bags 51, 67, 73, 74, 78, 229, 230; bottles 60, 61, 62, 67, 79, 215; cardboard over 216; packaging 66, 67, 70, 72, 123, 125, 155, 182, 183, 187, 216, 229, 236, 262, 298; single-use 2, 67–8, 73, 83, 228, 256, 262, 263; straws 57, 65, 67, 229; thin vs hard 209 pollution 58, 92, 155, 162, 166, 236, 248, 256 porridge 174, 188: easy breakfast porridge 185, 195–6 Poshmark 107 potatoes 174, 184 priorities 12, 277, 280, 282, 283 ‘Project 333’ 98 putting things off 283 * * * rechargeable batteries 52, 234 recipes 185–219: bread 186–7 cardboard over plastic swap 216 drinks 218–19: hot chocolate 218; smoothies 219; fresh coffee over coffee pods swap 213; glass bottles over plastic bottles swap 215; loose fruit and veg swap 214 main meals 195–209: black bean burger 208–9; creamy one-pot pasta 205; easy breakfast porridge 195–6; easy vegetable curry 206–7; granola 197; high-protein stew/chilli 202–3; muesli 198; seasonal stir-fry 200–1; tofu scramble 199; winter soup 204 nut butters 188 plant milk 190 sauces/dips 214–17: hummus 216; pesto 215; salsa 217; tomato ketchup 214 snacks 210–13: chocolate truffles 212–13; homemade crisps 210; roasted chickpeas 211 thin plastic vs hard plastic swap 209 tinned foods over plastic packaged foods swap 187 vegetable stock 189 vegan butter 194 vegan cheese 191–3: almond cheese 191; cashew cheese sauce 192; nut-free cheese 193 recycling 2, 17, 19, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 57, 59, 62, 66, 67, 73, 77–80, 81, 109, 110, 112, 124, 125, 127, 133, 229, 230, 265: beauty products 123, 133, 140, 152; clothing 116; disposing of things properly 79–80; food and drink and 78–9, 187, 209, 250, 251; learning about 78; recycling more 77–8; at school and work 79; system, creating a 77; take it home 79; wash, then recycle 7; what can and can’t be recycled 80 reduce 3, 10, 11, 12, 22, 24, 25, 28, 47, 49: carbon footprint 16, 62, 83, 103, 161, 164, 255–60; food footprint see food and drink; health and beauty waste see health and beauty; home waste and see home; travel waste and see travel ; wardrobe and fashion waste see wardrobe and fashion; waste, importance of 54–85 re-evaluating what’s important 16 refresher declutter 99 refusing, sustainability and 66–9 relationships, loving 43 renewable energy 63, 234, 265 repairing 32, 34, 74, 75, 90, 95, 235, 290 repurpose 17, 18, 28, 29, 30, 33, 39, 63, 66, 73–6, 80, 231, 235, 240, 245, 246 rest, importance of 295 reuse 18, 50, 51, 52, 62, 65, 66, 67, 68, 71, 73–6, 77, 296, 300: health and beauty and 155, 156, 157; food and drink and 173, 174; home and 228, 229, 230, 239, 244; travel and 256, 262–3, 268, 269 rice and grains 174 * * * salsa 185, 217 salt 237 sanitary pads, reusable 156 sauces/dips 214–17 saying no 283 sea salt 50, 132, 175 seasonal fashion 28, 90, 99, 102, 110 seasonal food 72, 164, 167, 185, 200, 201, 204: guide 177–9, 177 secondhand 18, 23 clothes 51, 59, 63, 71, 90, 93, 100, 106–9 furniture and appliances 231, 235 self-care 6, 157, 274–97: body and mind, taking care of 293–5; defining 277–8; food and 294–5; goal setting 280–1; living in the present 291–2; mental and physical health, primacy of 296; mindful daily tasks 284–5; minimising your life 278–9; morning routine 286; physical activity and exercise 288; putting things off 283; rest 295; time, organising your 282–3; tips 287–92; water, importance of 294 self-catered accommodation 265–6 selling unwanted items 19, 22, 29, 33, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 74, 75, 79, 104 sentimental items 41, 98 shampoo 10, 18, 50, 123, 125, 144, 145, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 236, 266, 269 shea butter 132 shoes 10, 14, 18, 19, 38, 51, 100, 106, 108, 109, 113, 268, 269 shopping 2, 3, 4, 14, 17, 18, 1: ban 21–3, 44; food see food and drink; health and beauty see health and beauty; home see home; secondhand see secondhand travel and see travel; waiting before 48; wardrobe and fashion see wardrobe and fashion; waste and see waste, sustainability and silicones 144, 145, 150, 156, 230 skin care 134–42: carrier/base oils 138–9; essential oils 138–9; facial mist 140; facial oil 135; lip balm 141; lip scrub 140; my facial oil 136; nourishing oils 138–9; oatmeal and almond scrub 134; oil cleanser 136–7; skin type 142 sleep 278, 287, 293, 294, 295 slow fashion 51, 93, 113, 114 slow travel 260, 270–3 smoothies 184, 185, 219 snacks 185, 210–13 soap 50, 125, 149, 152, 228, 236, 239, 240, 241, 243, 269 soap nuts 237, 239 social anxiety 2, 16, 121 social media 10, 42, 112, 113, 114, 122, 171, 256, 260, 289, 290, 292 sorting 33, 37, 38 spending habits, re-evaluating 44 spices and seasoning 175 spot test 133 stain remover 243 stale bread 184 staycation 264 sterilising 133, 156, 157 stew/chilli, high-protein 185, 202–3 still, being/staying 273 stir-fry, seasonal 185, 200–1 storage 31, 33, 46, 71, 73, 74, 75, 174, 182, 244, 246 stress 11, 53, 84, 134, 255, 267, 279, 282 stretching 284 success, defining 10 sulfates 144, 145, 150 sun cream 266 Support BIPOC 114 surfaces, clearing 47, 224, 232–3 sustainability:: decluttering and see decluttering; five 5Rs of 66–80, 81; food and drink and see food and drink; guilt, health and taking action on 83–4; health and beauty and see health and beauty; home and see home; journey towards 59–61; living, sustainable 1–5; travel and see travel; waste and see waste, sustainability and; wardrobe/fashion and see wardrobe and fashion swaps 18, 72, 90, 125 beauty products 50 clothes and accessories 51, 107 food 164, 171, 187, 196, 209, 213, 214, 215, 216, 300 household 51, 228–31, 234, 243 * * * talking, importance of 290 tampons 71, 156, 157, 228 tea rinse 148 tea tree oil 132 technology 52, 75 Thred Up 107 throwing away, avoiding 33, 57, 74, 124, 182, 183 time, organising your 43, 47–8, 282–3 tins and cans 73, 77, 175, 187, 245 to-do list, daily 282 tofu scramble 185, 199 toilet cleaner 238 toiletries 9, 28, 31, 38, 77, 125, 127, 128, 129, 133, 268, 269 see also health and beauty tomato ketchup 185, 214 toxic beauty 123–4 travel 125, 252–73: accommodation, eco 265–6; author’s travel experience 255–6; bags/backpacks 262, 267, 268; cleaning up 266; damaging impact of/CO2 emissions and 256–60; overtourism 260–1; packing list, minimalist 267–70; reusables 262–3; shopping/buying smart 264, 265; slow travel 270–3; staycation 264 Tupperware 39, 73, 174, 229, 262, 263 * * * unhealthy habits, ending 44, 45 unisex shops 108 * * * vegan diet 1, 2, 3, 52, 84, 111, 126, 162, 167, 168–72, 185, 208, 215, 300: tips for beginners 168–72; vegan butter 185, 194; vegan cheese 170, 191–3, 209; vegan nutella 188; veganwashing 127 Vegan Society, The 168 vegetables 67, 162, 167, 174, 177, 178, 179, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 249, 250: easy vegetable curry 206–7; growing your own 72, 235; loose 214; old 184; vegetable stock 189 vegetarian diet 161, 162, 215, 250 Vestaire Collective 38, 107 vintage shops 34, 71, 106 Vinted 107 * * * wardrobe and fashion 86–117: animal products 92–3; brands, investigating 110–12; brands, shopping at ethical; and independent 113–15, 116–17; capsule closet, creating a curated and 98–100; decluttering your wardrobe 94–5, 96–7; fashion apps 107, 108; fast fashion 2, 51, 65, 68, 70, 89–93, 100, 103, 104, 105, 110, 116, 296, 300; human rights and 92; mending your clothes 95; minimalist style, finding your 102; secondhand shopping 51, 106–9; shopping smart 116–1; shopping sustainably 103–5; slow fashion 51, 93; waste and the environment 91 washing-up liquid/dish soap 240 waste, sustainability and 2, 3, 16, 17, 47, 49, 54–85, 81: fashion industry and 90, 91, 92, 117, 123–4, 125, 149, 153, 155, 156, 157 see also wardrobe and fashion; food and drink 39, 161, 162, 167, 173, 180, 182, 183, 178, 189, 189 see food and drink; fun and easy things to do to reduce 65; guilt, health and taking action on 83–4; home 223, 224, 228, 229, 234, 248, 249, 250, 251 see also home; how you can reduce your waste list 64; importance of reducing 57–8; journey towards sustainability 59–61; local representatives, getting in touch with 80; recycle 77–80, 81 see also recycling; reduce 70–2, 81 see also reduce; refuse 66–9, 81 ; reuse and repurpose 73–6 see also reuse and repurpose; saving money, reducing waste and 62–3; three changes you have made to be more sustainable and reduce waste 65; three ways to further reduce your waste in future 65; travel and 265, 266 see also travel ; ‘zero waste’ 61, 84, 182 waste disposal 58, 164 water: bottles 52, 62, 65, 77, 83, 230, 231, 262, 268; pollution 91, 92, 162, 166; self-care and 294, 295; waste/consumption 91, 134, 162, 235; ‘water only’ haircare routine 146, 147 white vinegar 51, 147, 231, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243 windows and mirrors, cleaning product for 239 winter soup 185, 204 women’s shelters 17, 19, 38 wooden pallets 245 workspaces 43 worm bins 251 * * * YouTube channels 2, 170 THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING Find us online and join the conversation Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/penguinukbooks Like us on Facebook facebook.com/penguinbooks Share the love on Instagram instagram.com/penguinukbooks Watch our authors on YouTube youtube.com/penguinbooks Pin Penguin books to your Pinterest pinterest.com/penguinukbooks Listen to audiobook clips at soundcloud.com/penguin-books Find out more about the author and discover your next read at penguin.co.uk This ebook is copyright material and must not be copied, reproduced, transferred, distributed, leased, licensed or publicly performed or used in any way except as specifically permitted in writing by the publishers, as allowed under the terms and conditions under which it was purchased or as strictly permitted by applicable copyright law.

Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts by Carol Tavris, Elliot Aronson

Ayatollah Khomeini, classic study, climate anxiety, cognitive dissonance, cuban missile crisis, desegregation, Donald Trump, false memory syndrome, fear of failure, Lao Tzu, longitudinal study, medical malpractice, medical residency, meta-analysis, Milgram experiment, moral panic, Nelson Mandela, placebo effect, psychological pricing, Richard Feynman, Ronald Reagan, social intelligence, sugar pill, telemarketer, the scientific method, trade route, transcontinental railway, Watson beat the top human players on Jeopardy!

Spence (1996), "Abduction Tales as Metaphors," Psychological Inquiry, 7, pp. 177–179. Spence interprets abduction memories as metaphors that have two powerful psychological functions: They encapsulate a set of freefloating concerns and anxieties that are widespread in today's political and cultural climate, anxieties that have no ready or easy remedy; and, by providing a shared identity for believers, they reduce the believers' feelings of alienation and powerlessness. 16 Maechler, The Wilkomirski Affair, p. 273. See note 14. 17 Maechler, The Wilkomirski Affair, p. 27. 18 Maechler, The Wilkomirski Affair, p. 71.

The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells

agricultural Revolution, Albert Einstein, anthropic principle, Anthropocene, Asian financial crisis, augmented reality, autism spectrum disorder, basic income, behavioural economics, Berlin Wall, bitcoin, Blockadia, British Empire, Buckminster Fuller, Burning Man, Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty, carbon footprint, carbon tax, carbon-based life, Chekhov's gun, climate anxiety, cognitive bias, computer age, correlation does not imply causation, cryptocurrency, cuban missile crisis, decarbonisation, disinformation, Donald Trump, Dr. Strangelove, effective altruism, Elon Musk, endowment effect, energy transition, everywhere but in the productivity statistics, failed state, fiat currency, global pandemic, global supply chain, Great Leap Forward, income inequality, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), invention of agriculture, it's over 9,000, Joan Didion, John Maynard Keynes: Economic Possibilities for our Grandchildren, Kevin Roose, Kim Stanley Robinson, labor-force participation, life extension, longitudinal study, Mark Zuckerberg, mass immigration, megacity, megastructure, Michael Shellenberger, microdosing, microplastics / micro fibres, mutually assured destruction, Naomi Klein, negative emissions, Nick Bostrom, nuclear winter, ocean acidification, off-the-grid, Paris climate accords, Pearl River Delta, Peter Thiel, plutocrats, postindustrial economy, quantitative easing, Ray Kurzweil, rent-seeking, ride hailing / ride sharing, Robert Solow, Sam Altman, Silicon Valley, Skype, South China Sea, South Sea Bubble, Steven Pinker, Stewart Brand, Ted Nordhaus, TED Talk, the built environment, The future is already here, the scientific method, Thomas Malthus, too big to fail, universal basic income, University of East Anglia, Whole Earth Catalog, William Langewiesche, Y Combinator

But that those bigger numbers are only the far upper reaches of what is possible should not lull us into complacency; when we dismiss the worst-case possibilities, it distorts our sense of likelier outcomes, which we then regard as extreme scenarios we needn’t plan so conscientiously for. High-end estimates establish the boundaries of what’s possible, between which we can better conceive of what is likely. And perhaps they will prove better guides even than that, considering the optimists have never, in the half century of climate anxiety we’ve already endured, been right. My file of stories grew daily, but very few of the clips, even those drawn from new research published in the most pedigreed scientific journals, seemed to appear in the coverage about climate change the country watched on television and read in its newspapers.

The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration by Jake Bittle

augmented reality, clean water, climate anxiety, climate change refugee, coronavirus, cotton gin, COVID-19, decarbonisation, digital map, Donald Trump, energy transition, four colour theorem, gentrification, Google Earth, housing crisis, illegal immigration, immigration reform, longitudinal study, McMansion, off-the-grid, oil shock, place-making, Ralph Waldo Emerson, risk tolerance, smart cities, tail risk, Tipper Gore, Tragedy of the Commons, urban planning, urban renewal, urban sprawl, white flight, Yom Kippur War, young professional

Moreover, three-quarters of all respondents said they would hesitate to buy a home in an area threatened by climate change, even if it were more affordable. Another study, from Cornell University, found that more than half of respondents in a nationwide sample said that climate change would have at least a “moderate” effect on their decision about whether to move over the next decade. These statistics tell us that while climate anxiety may not be a direct driver of movement, it does narrow people’s ideas about where they want to live or where they would move. It may be a while before we see the large-scale effects of this shift, but the first signs are already beginning to appear. Take the story of Oliver and Kristyna Hulland, a couple who moved to Connecticut in 2017 after a prolonged discussion over where they would be insulated from climate impacts.

Wasteland: The Dirty Truth About What We Throw Away, Where It Goes, and Why It Matters by Oliver Franklin-Wallis

air freight, airport security, Anthropocene, Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic, barriers to entry, big-box store, bitcoin, British Empire, carbon footprint, circular economy, clean water, climate anxiety, coronavirus, COVID-19, Crossrail, decarbonisation, deindustrialization, Elon Musk, epigenetics, Ford Model T, fulfillment center, global pandemic, informal economy, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), invisible hand, Jeff Bezos, John Snow's cholera map, Kintsugi, lockdown, meta-analysis, microplastics / micro fibres, oil shale / tar sands, planned obsolescence, refrigerator car, sharing economy, social distancing, space junk, Suez canal 1869, Tim Cook: Apple

Several of the people I’ve met in the waste business shared similar stories: once you really start to look at waste, you see it everywhere. It becomes an obsession. After a time, it begins to take a spiritual toll. It doesn’t help that every time I switch on the news I see further fuel for my climate anxiety: record heatwaves, deadly floods, fires everywhere. The news continues to stalk me, via my inbox and social media feeds. Chemical boundaries crossed. Microplastics in raindrops, dust in the wind. ‘Trash is the visible interface between everyday life and the deep, often abstract horrors of ecological crisis,’ Heather Rogers wrote, in 2005.1 What was true then feels more urgent now.