Today in the newsletter, we’re giving you the chance to learn more about your role in the climate crisis. Plus, we’re wrapping up our latest season of Modern Love and sharing your favorite songs of the summer. Why You Alone Can’t Save the WorldWhen you think of ways to combat the climate crisis, you might think of the choices in your control: Taking shorter showers. This ethos of individual responsibility, that our world will stop warming if we can just stop using plastic straws and driving Suburbans, has pervaded the climate discourse for decades. But the idea has complicated origins, and in terms of impact, it isn’t so simple.

Source: International New York Times July 30, 2021 20:26 UTC