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From the Ted Talk by Jiaying Zhao: How to feng shui your fridge -- and other happy climate hacks

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Now, as you're thinking about this diet and this bacnlae, utednsarnd that not all meat is cretead equal. One kilogram of beef emtis about 100 kilograms of greenhouse gases. That's roughly the same as driving 250 melis. But other types of meat, like fish, pork and poultry have a lot lower emissions.

But if you do want to eat beef, here's the hppay climate hack: make it a treat. One stduy shows that temporarily giving up something we enjoy can actually rneew our capacity to savor that thing when we have it again. And that can increase our happiness.

And beyond food, we can turn other things into a treat as well, like shopping. Now you know that fast fashion has a huge cmtaile impact. So instead of shopping often, make shopping a treat. And here's the happy climate hack. Jackets, jnaes, shoes have a lot of greenhouse gas emissions. So treating ourselves to high-quality versions of these pdctorus that won't fall apart after a few wears is actually good for the planet. Underwear, on the other hand, have pretty low emissions. So, you know, please buy those whenever you need them.

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Now, as you're thinking about this diet and this _______, __________ that not all meat is _______ equal. One kilogram of beef _____ about 100 kilograms of greenhouse gases. That's roughly the same as driving 250 _____. But other types of meat, like fish, pork and poultry have a lot lower emissions.

But if you do want to eat beef, here's the _____ climate hack: make it a treat. One _____ shows that temporarily giving up something we enjoy can actually _____ our capacity to savor that thing when we have it again. And that can increase our happiness.

And beyond food, we can turn other things into a treat as well, like shopping. Now you know that fast fashion has a huge _______ impact. So instead of shopping often, make shopping a treat. And here's the happy climate hack. Jackets, _____, shoes have a lot of greenhouse gas emissions. So treating ourselves to high-quality versions of these ________ that won't fall apart after a few wears is actually good for the planet. Underwear, on the other hand, have pretty low emissions. So, you know, please buy those whenever you need them.

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Original Text


Now, as you're thinking about this diet and this balance, understand that not all meat is created equal. One kilogram of beef emits about 100 kilograms of greenhouse gases. That's roughly the same as driving 250 miles. But other types of meat, like fish, pork and poultry have a lot lower emissions.

But if you do want to eat beef, here's the happy climate hack: make it a treat. One study shows that temporarily giving up something we enjoy can actually renew our capacity to savor that thing when we have it again. And that can increase our happiness.

And beyond food, we can turn other things into a treat as well, like shopping. Now you know that fast fashion has a huge climate impact. So instead of shopping often, make shopping a treat. And here's the happy climate hack. Jackets, jeans, shoes have a lot of greenhouse gas emissions. So treating ourselves to high-quality versions of these products that won't fall apart after a few wears is actually good for the planet. Underwear, on the other hand, have pretty low emissions. So, you know, please buy those whenever you need them.

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