LibGuides: Spartan Climate Action Resources: Role of consumption in climate change

Ways individuals and households can make a difference

Consumerism plays a huge role in climate change
From Grist, an environmental online news outlet
Greta Is Right: Study Shows Individual Lifestyle Change Boosts Systemic Climate Action
From Forbes online
Environmental Impact Assessment of Household Consumption
The study cited in the Grist article above
Climate Change Is the Symptom. Consumer Culture Is the Disease.
From The New Republic. “Individual consumers cannot change the way the global economy operates on their own, but many of the interventions proposed in this report rely on individual action.”
New Research Shows How Urban Consumption Drives Global Emissions
Introduction of the study cited in the New Republic article above, from C40 Cities

State of the World 2010: Transforming Cultures: From Consumerism to Sustainability by Worldwatch Institute Staff
Call Number: Stacks 338.9 St29
Publication Date: 2010
For society to thrive long into the future, we must move beyond our unsustainable consumer culture to one that respects environmental realities. In State of the World 2010, the Worldwatch Institute's award-winning research team reveals not only how human societies can make this shift but also how people around the world have already started to nurture a new culture of sustainability. Chapters present innovative solutions to global environmental problems, focusing on institutions that are the principal engineers of culture, such as governments, the media, and religious organizations. Written in clear, concise language, with easy-to-read charts and tables, State of the World presents a view of our changing world that we, and our leaders, cannot afford to ignore.