People carry from frozen drinks as they walk down Boylston Street during a heatwave in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 19, 2024.
These choices help me feel like I’m making a difference in the climate my children will inherit — and they do make a difference. After all,can be tied back to household goods, so buying less is crucial. But you can easily drive yourself crazy working to squeeze your carbon footprint as small as it can go. And, ultimately, as an individual, it’s nowhere near enough.to shift the blame from their industry to our choices.
Climate policy wonks, like me, and the government, know how to effectively slash our greenhouse gas emissions. The challenge is mustering the political will to get it done. Formal legislative sessions in Massachusetts run for 18 months every two years. But recently, climate legislation has only been finalized in the last few weeks of the session.