Electronics, clothes, plastics, and other items we buy cause carbon emissions at each point in production, from the extraction of raw materials to manufacturing and transporting goods to market.

To protect the climate, buy fewer things, shop second-hand, and repair what you can.

Plastics alone generated 1.8 billion metric tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 – 3.4 per cent of the global total.

Less than 10 per cent is recycled, and once plastic is discarded, it can linger for hundreds of years.

Buying fewer new clothes – and other consumer goods – can also reduce your carbon footprint.

Every kilogram of textiles produced generates about 17 kilograms of CO2e.