Questions tagged [consumption]
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Which is more sustainable: online shopping or shopping in bricks-and-mortar stores?
Which is more sustainable: online shopping or shopping in bricks-and-mortar stores?
Construction of malls must have a colossal carbon footprint, and running online stores should be better, I think. On ...
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GHG-wise sustainability of our daily caffeine-dose
I was wondering if there's any analysis on which source of caffeine is GHG-wise the most sustainable.
Coffee is often shipped around half the globe, while energy drinks usually come in a can, which - ...
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Power company consistently reports higher consumption than solar PV system
My power company has very consistently reported 45kWh ± 5% per month higher consumption than my grid-tied Enphase system data over the first 6 months of my installation. Why would that be?
Is my power ...
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Which CO2 price would make a real difference?
For context:
Sweden is said to have the highest carbon price in the world at €110/ton (source). This price only applies to emissions not covered by the EU ETS (about half) which currently trades at an ...
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Why is it often more expensive to repair and maintain than to buy new?
What are the main factors and drivers that repairing and maintaining is often significantly more expensive than buying the good new?
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Is this discrepancy between energy label and measured values reasonable?
My fridge is a Haier A3FE835CGJE and is rated A+++ (Europe, 2017), with about 200 litres volume, half of which for the freezer. It is a "no frost" model which does not require defrosting.
The ...
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Sustainable vs. responsible consumption
What is the conceptual difference between sustainable and responsible consumption, if any?
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What are ideas to change the advertising system towards sustainability?
Recently I've heard degrowth proponents often mention how they found the whole advertising industry problematic and the topic seems to be treated as if advertisements themself were the problem. I ...
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Is it ethical to dump packaging of products at the same store you bought them from?
I was told to ask this question here.
Note: This question is in the context of reducing trash at home.
Say I buy some meat at the grocery store. I would prefer to bring my own container and not use ...
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Do higher electricity prices cause people to use less?
Demand for gas is elastic...
I've read that cars in Europe are, on average, more efficient than cars in the US due to significantly higher taxes on gasoline.
...but not for electricity?
In the ...
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Environmental impact of using paper towels for hand drying
At work, I have noticed a staggering level of paper towel usage and it's disheartening to see it getting wasted, even though hand dryers are installed in all rest rooms. I plan to propose reducing the ...
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Energy Efficiency vs. Reduced Consumption
Energy efficiency and reduced consumption are not exclusive. But is it possible that we focus too much on the former and not enough on the latter?
To expand on my question, I live near a very ...
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Measure and compare energy consumption
does anyone know of a platform/forum where people measure and compare the energy consumption of their devices? I bought an energy metering plug, and now I can find out how much electricity my ...
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Is buying online more sustainable than in local shop next door?
I was planning to buy a toy. I can buy it online and in local shop next door. Price is (including shipping in case of online shop) more or less the same. Is one more sustainable than the other?
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Which is more sustainable: Almond, Soy, Coconut, Cashew or Other Milk?
As my question indicates, what is the most viable dairy alternative from a sustainability perspective (ignoring the importance of nutritional value)? From a life-cycle analysis are some options more ...
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Are luxury goods more sustainable than supermarket brands?
The power of brands in consumer culture has been much criticized, for encouraging needless consumption and masking the environmental and social costs of production. But luxury branded goods surely ...
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How much power does a computer monitor left switched on use?
It's a little niggling annoyance that always gets me in my office that when I work overtime and leave the office after everyone else I see row upon row of little orange lights where people have turned ...
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Deciding when to stop patching a hose
When you live in the country and have hoses that are kept outside, they will occasionally get chewed on. I fix them when that happens, with a hose repair kit:
If you haven't used one of these, you ...
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Is the metal use per person rising?
Has the metal 'consumption' of consumers risen over the last, say 30 years (arbitrarily chosen number - anything on a similar scale would be interesting).
I'm interested in both the amount that is '...
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What does it take to create an approbation label?
These days, there's a lot of approbation labels for a lot of different products:
fair trade
FSC (wood)
MSC (fish)
EU energy label
and a lot more for a lot more different products.
I've been ...
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Independent retirement vs moving in with the kids
Living in Indonesia at the moment and under long-term discussions regarding whether to move back to the US. One issue is retirement and one aspect of that is sustainability. In Indonesia, multi-...
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