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Tips to be sustainable in Poland

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I am approaching the end of my volunteering experience and I wanted to come back to something that is really important to me: how to be sustainable and careful of our carbon footprint while traveling, more specifically here in Poland.  It goes without saying that we are facing a challenge that is far bigger than any of us, that is touching absolutely everyone and yet not in an equal way. The fight against climate change is an absolute necessity if we want to remain under the 2°C of rise in temperature and therefore limit the effects of it. So here are a few tips for future volunteers interested in sustainability but also for anyone reading this.  Reduce your meat consumption or how to eat vegetarian/vegan One of the biggest positive impact you can have is by reducing your meat consumption or even stopping it altogether. Being myself a vegetarian, I was nicely surprised to discover how easy it was to be a vegetarian in Poland. You can find vegetarian options almost everywhere, ...