Sustainable Living : A Green Lifestyle that can change the world

Introduction

Lifestyle is the way through which a person, a society or collectively a culture lives. This includes all types of routines, habits and traditions. Today, all living and non-living beings are facing challenges related to the environment and climate change. The temperatures and weather patterns in this world are becoming worse than ever. It is high time for us to take strict actions and refrain from all those routines that can cause a more critical and worse situation.

 

Today, environment conservation and protection organizations, intellectuals and activists are advising people to live a sustainable lifestyle where we can try our level best to achieve sustainable development goals. This lifestyle will help us achieve a greener and better future for our planet. In this article, I will discuss the meaning and understanding of sustainable living, its importance and practical tips through which it can be achieved. 

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What exactly is Sustainable Living?

Think of a lifestyle that meets the health and well-being of our environment. A way of living that is improving the ecological, social and economic conditions of the planet and the people living here. This way of life is called Sustainable Living or Sustainable Lifestyle. 

It may come to your mind that what are the main features of a sustainable lifestyle? So here you go:

1. A sustainable lifestyle is focused on energy efficiency. Energy/Power is generated using clean and green resources like solar, hydro, tidal etc.. This energy is then efficiently utilized by smart and energy-efficient appliances.

2. A sustainable lifestyle makes this world a clean and green world. It ensures that there is no use of non-recyclable material. It encourages the reduction of waste materials, and reusing and recycling the materials wherever possible.

3. A sustainable lifestyle is much more inclined towards minimalism. It ensures that there is always responsible consumption which means no excessive packaging and conscious shopping according to the needs and requirements so that the waste can be minimized.

4. A sustainable lifestyle encourages healthy transportation. It recommends that people walk or cycle so that their health can be maintained. People are recommended to use public transportation so that there are fewer vehicles on the road and hence less carbon footprints. Fuel-efficient and Electric Vehicles are considered as an alternative to conventional transportation. 

Why is a sustainable lifestyle the need of the time?

Dear readers, it is high time we adopted a sustainable lifestyle. A sustainable lifestyle is important to us because it has many benefits. When it comes to the Environmental aspect, a sustainable lifestyle will help us in reducing greenhouse gas emissions as well as it will minimize climate change. It will help us protect the life on the planet i.e. on land and under water and ensure biodiversity. 

A sustainable lifestyle helps us to live a healthy life. It ensures that every living being is provided with clear air and water as these are the most essential requirements of life. It discourages the exposure of toxic chemicals and products that can cause damage to the surroundings.

A sustainable lifestyle is similarly beneficial for our economies. It encourages the smart and efficient production and consumption of materials and products such that an ecosystem is created where the economy will thrive. Also, it makes sure that humans do not damage the natural resources on the planet to the extent that they will be unavailable for future generations. 

What are the possible tips for adopting a Sustainable lifestyle?

You must ensure that your house is properly energy efficient. You can do this by carefully insulating the house, using smart energy-saving devices and appliances and saving electricity as much as you can. 
You must be careful with your food and diet which means that you should efficiently utilize and consume what is locally grown in your locality. Also, you must decrease the consumption of those diets that have negative environmental impacts. 

You must shift yourself to walking or cycling if your workplace is nearby or to energy-efficient electric vehicles for transportation. You may also use public transportation for less emissions.

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