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Elisabeth's avatar

Great advice for both writers. Re the writer who is asking should they fly. I think that we do our best for the climate emergency. But we have to be realistic about our life. Yes she should fly. See if she could buy some offsets. But stay with her love and they do some climate advocacy together. At least she is doing something to help the planet. She cannot give up the possibility of happiness now. This work is too hard.

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The Carbon Fables's avatar

I love the concept of "love miles" vs "air miles" in the therapist's response. Beautiful things can happen when we meet up with loved ones! I have similar struggles flying out to Boston twice a year to see my best friend, but he's also a climate activist, and I always come back with some fresh inspiration and new ideas for my own climate work. Flying for work, on the other hand, could be an opportunity to push your company to do less flying. Next year? I'm gonna try driving my EV out to Boston! (Not as possible for our Canadian friend writing the first letter, but hopefully airlines will eventually take their SAF commitments seriously!)

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