As I was thinking how to frame my question, I realized that one of my main roadblocks to doing more about climate change isn't practical, it's social. And social solutions are certainly not my forte. Anyway, here it is: How do I handle situations where my actions to lower MY carbon footprint impact my loved ones? Examples: I want to cut down car usage, but if my daughter walks to work (or even to a bus) she'll arrive sweaty in summer or cold and wet in winter, so I drive her more often than I'd like. I hate heating a swimming pool with natural gas, but my wife finds water exercises easier on her body. OK, and one about me: I want to switch to an electric car, but I love driving my 15 year-old stick-shift Mini Cooper. (And electric cars don't have stick-shift!) Maybe this isn't really a question. Just to say that Climate change action isn't easy. What do you think?

I am finalising a tool to help you calculate your carbon footprint and then offer you ideas for reducing it. It allows you to enter estimates and then add accurate figures later, such as weekly mileage. It will suggest what to do, and then, when you take the action, you can inform it, and it will update your figure. It goes on to let you know how, if everyone in your country did the same, what impact that would have in reducing the effects of the Climate Crisis. What am I missing?