Is Your Carbon Footprint BS?

How to Save a Planet by Gimlet

Jul 29, 202146:50Society & Culture

We're tackling a sibling debate: Do your individual actions matter when it comes to climate change? Or is it all about big, systemic change? In this episode, we break down both sides of the argument. We lay out the actio...

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