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Purchase planning can help reduce environmental impact of holiday season
Published: 14 January 2025
The holidays are a time for celebration, but higher levels of consumption also cause pollution. “Our busy, materialistic lives are not well aligned with climate objectives, and during the holidays, it’s even worse,” says Ghina El Haffar, a postdoctoral researcher at Desautels Centre for the Convergence of Health and Economics. “We forget our convictions and that heightens pressure on the environment.” But making incremental improvements is straightforward enough. “It doesn’t need to be that complicated,” El Hafffar told Le Franco. “The key is to plan your purchases and systematically ask yourself about their utility.”