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I’m from Spain, and I’ve been concerned about the impact of climate change, but lately, I feel that the situation is going grim. To the point that we are thinking about leaving Spain and move to Ireland, as Spain is going to face droughts, desertification, drastic heatwaves, storms, and probably face socioeconomic problems from losing agriculture and tourism in the future.
I wonder, what other redditors have done, or are planning to do to minimize the inevitable effects of climate change
I work in government as a scientist, and so I can influence and push for breeding resilience traits into food crops (resilience to drought, heatwaves, extreme weather, flooding etc).
I volunteer in local government and applied for funding to help the village be more resilient to climate change, so households can receive a free rain water storage to attach to their house, so they can reduce their use of fresh water during a drought and keep their gardens alive (which helps biodiversity and local wildlife). I also work with the district council to plant more trees in the village (to reduce the temperature by creating shade and reducing surface heating, but also captures carbon).
In my personal life, I have installed solar panels and switched to a pescatarian diet. I'm switching to an electric car.
It depends on what seafood and what the chicken is fed. (Eg. salmon fed on other fish and soy has a huge carbon footprint, but herbivore fish have a lower footprint and some shellfish actually have a positive footprint as it locks carbon in its shell. Chicken fed on soy has a much higher footprint than chicken few wheat). I'm sorry I'm not perfect and able to become a vegan overnight but I'm trying, it's not about being perfect but making small positive changes.
There is really good evidence that if lots of people simply cut down on animal products this can make a meaningful difference to climate change, as we need to move away from people needing to be perfect, as it just pushes people away and discourages them from trying to change their diet. Having a more relaxed approach helps influence others, I've influenced three other people to switch. https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/27/flexitarian-diets-global-warming-climate-change
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I only eat a small amount of seafood, as I eventually aim to transition to vegetarian, but I found it easier to adjust my diet.