Pollution is becoming more pervasive in our everyday lives. We can see it in different forms (vehicles, factories, waste, various goods, etc.). When talking about pollution, many people have difficulty understanding the problem directly and even knowing where we are!
Is it as serious as it is made out to be? To make a brief summary, pollution is everything that humans create, because the smallest object made for the purpose of making our lives easier has caused a rejection of pollution, whether intangible (gases) or material (waste).
Take, for example, the making of a simple wooden pencil for 25 cents. To create this pencil, at least one person had to move by car or public transport, thus contributing to the pollution that contaminates the atmosphere. Also, for the vehicle to function properly, there must be investments made for the necessary maintenance of the vehicle (lubricant, tires, brakes) which will produce other pollutants at the garage, therefore creating indirect pollution, and not counting the emissions caused by the pencil factory and the electricity consumed.
So, to make a 25 cent pencil, there has been direct pollution caused by the displacement of the worker and the factory, as well as the indirect pollution from the maintenance of the vehicle. If you buy a second 25 cent pencil, you will double the amount of pollution produced directly and indirectly in its manufacture. Then, all the money earned by the factory will be distributed in the form of salaries, dividends, bonuses, etc., and this earned money will be put back into circulation by the workers to buy other goods, which, in their manufacture, will cause more pollution.
Pollution is proportional to the current economy, as the economy is directly linked to our consumption (purchase) and dependence on fossil fuels (transport, electricity, food) that we can no longer do without.
So when you spend 25 cents, you pollute to the fullest of 25 cents (the example of the pencil), when you spend 25,000 $ (a car) you pollute for 25,000 $ because there are more people involved and the money will be distributed in total , so 25,000 $ that will be used to buy goods again and again.
The more money, the more pollution. So, if there are more humans on the planet consuming, there will be more pollution, and if there are fewer humans on the planet consuming, there will be less pollution. And of course, if you don't spend, then no pollution... or almost, is it possible?
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