Sustainability
As it necessarily requires plane travel, transatlantic study abroad has a big initial impact on your carbon footprint. But the choices you make while abroad (and at home!) can have positive consequences and limit your impact.
Here is a list of resources that can help you explore these questions and act against global warming (and work on your French!) while studying abroad.
General Resources
A great talk on how to stop worrying and start getting involved:
https://www.ted.com/talks/per_espen_stoknes_how_to_transform_apocalypse_fatigue_into_action_on_global_warming
An interesting list of actions against global warming, sorted by cost and feasibility:
https://jancovici.com/changement-climatique/agir-individuellement/effectuer-sa-ba-pour-agir-contre-le-changement-climatique-quelques-ordres-de-grandeur/
A carbon footprint calculator with personalized suggestion on how to limit your specific emissions:
https://nosgestesclimat.fr/
Some interesting articles about multiple climate issues:
https://bonpote.com/idees-recues/
Once you arrive
How to be fashionable in a responsible way:
https://refashion.fr/citoyen/fr
How to limit single-plastic use and general waste:
https://www.zerowastefrance.org/
Where to refill your water bottle in Paris:
https://fontaine.eaudeparis.fr/
Réseau Étudiant pour une Société Écologique et Solidaire, a French student climate activists newtork:
https://le-reses.org/
A great climate activism info website in French:
https://vert.eco
A video presenting the “Banlieues Climat” youth initiative:
https://www.brut.media/fr/nature/
Some suggestions to act on a daily basis:
https://cacommenceparmoi.org/
