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I think the central point here is that we as humans need to stop using fossil fuels. They're non-sustainable and our use of them is damaging the planet (and our species, when fast travel allows disease to spread more easily). We know a bunch of things we can do as individuals to reduce our use of fossil fuels, for example - have an electric car or no car; walk, take transit, ride a bike; - don't buy single-use plastic/reduce our plastic use as much as we can; - reduce our air travel; - buy locally grown food and grow our own. We know a bunch of things we can do as citizens to reduce our society's use of fossil fuels, for example - protest, sign petitions, make our stand clear in public speech; - vote for parties and candidates most likely to try to reduce fossil fuel use by governments and corporations; - spend wisely, watch where our investments go, and donate money to good causes. I am happy to hear that SFU is divesting from fossil fuels and that we have a biomass generator. I'm trying to make only one or two trips by air a year. I don't own a car. I was in the middle of a no-single-use-plastic challenge when the pandemic hit and made it next to impossible to continue. But I can do better, and I can do more. Nicky
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