Climate change is often linked to high industrialisation industry, use of petroleum products, deforestation, and mega factories. The consumer’s behaviour related to what we buy, how much we use and what happens to it after use are seldom discussed. From clothes, mobile phones, food, vehicles, buildings, electrical appliances to plastic materials, every item consumes energy and natural resources in its collection, production, transportation, application and waste management. Therefore, consumption itself is a significant driver of emissions that contributes to global warming and climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) also defines consumption-based emissions as emissions from the production process necessary to consume a good or service.
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