It’s obviously better to not buy stuff you don’t need, but when you do need something, buying it from guided companies would be a better option than traditional companies, simply because they create impact from their donations. If you buy a 100USD worth of stuff online and 5USD goes to effective climate charities, in most cases you would be offsetting more CO2 than what was generated in the supply chain of those products.
I think the key word in Aswasse’s message is “necessary”. I agree it’s probably not too healthy if people buy even more because they no longer feel guilty buying stuff they don’t need.
It’s obviously better to not buy stuff you don’t need, but when you do need something, buying it from guided companies would be a better option than traditional companies, simply because they create impact from their donations. If you buy a 100USD worth of stuff online and 5USD goes to effective climate charities, in most cases you would be offsetting more CO2 than what was generated in the supply chain of those products.
I think the key word in Aswasse’s message is “necessary”. I agree it’s probably not too healthy if people buy even more because they no longer feel guilty buying stuff they don’t need.