Environmentalism Vocabulary

noun a person who follows a diet that has a low carbon footprint, typically by reducing the consumption of meat and other foods that require a lot of resources to produce

• The climatarian diet focuses on reducing the carbon footprint of food consumption.
• My friend is a climatarian and only eats locally sourced foods.
• I'm trying to be more climatarian by eating less meat and more plant-based foods.
• Choosing a climatarian lifestyle is like taking a stand for the environment with every meal.

noun A person who rejects consumerism and seeks to reduce waste by adopting alternative living practices such as eating discarded food.

adjective Relating to or characteristic of freegans.

• The freegan movement promotes reducing waste by salvaging discarded food and other items.
• My friend is a freegan and always finds great stuff in the dumpster behind the grocery store.
• I heard some freegans are organizing a 'trash tour' this weekend to find cool items in the city.
• Being a freegan is like living on the edge, never knowing what you might discover next.