The Right Stuff

Abstract

In the previous four chapters, we have examined our major contributions to global warming. The subjects we have covered so far—transportation, heating and cooling, electric appliances, and food—make up roughly three-quarters of our heat-trapping emissions. The wide variety of goods and services we buy account for the remaining quarter. It is a broad and diverse category, split fairly evenly between tangible items, such as furniture and clothing, and services, such as healthcare and legal advice.

You can’t have everything. I mean, where would you put it?

—Steven Wright