In 2024, everyday people are blamed for the downfall of our homes, our countries, and even our planet. Global warming and climate change are some of the biggest problems worldwide. Even though our world is dying, we can’t do anything about it. BP, one of the major gas and oil companies made the term “Carbon footprint” for one reason, to push the blame to us. They make 315 million metric tons of carbon in a year. If you’re reading this, it’s likely you won’t produce more than 20 tons in your lifetime. Even though Amazon has less than BP at 71 million metric tons in one year, that’s still three million five hundred and fifty-five humans’ entire lifetimes. That’s more than most countries do.

Global warming is causing people our age to die every day due to a loss of water in places that are already low on it. People can only live 3 days without water. And food sources are dying as well due to the loss of water. If you want to help, riding a bike every day won’t change the impact large companies make on our world. Not even limiting the food you throw away will. If you work to make a difference maybe 400,000 people won’t die every year or even just one more doesn’t die because of global warming. Donate to companies working to slow down the rate of global warming, plant a few trees, or even spread the news. Don’t ignore the problem, don’t pretend it doesn’t exist, think once before buying another Disney toy, loading up on gas from Exon, and Shell, and try to buy more things in person and not from Amazon.