ndvdl ctn n clmt chng dscrbs th prsnl chcs tht vryn cn mk t rdc th grnhs gs mssns f thr lfstyls nd ctlyz clmt ctn. Ths ctns cn fcs drctly n hw chcs crt mssns, sch s rdcng cnsmptn f mt r flyng, r cn fcs mr n nvtng pltcl ctn n clmt r crtng grtr wrnss hw scty cn bcm mr grn.
xcssv cnsmptn s n f th mst sgnfcnt cntrbtrs t clmt chng nd thr nvrnmntl ss thn ppltn ncrs, lthgh sm xprts cntnd tht ppltn rmns sgnfcnt fctr. Hgh cnsmptn lfstyls hv grtr nvrnmntl mpct, wth th rchst 10% f ppl mttng bt hlf th ttl lfstyl mssns. Crtng chngs n prsnl lfstyl, cn chng scl nd mrkt cndtns ldng t lss nvrnmntl mpct. Ppl wh wsh t rdc thr crbn ftprnt (prtclrly ths n hgh ncm cntrs wth hgh cnsmptn lfstyls), cn fr xmpl rdc thr r trvl fr hldys, s bcycls nstd f crs n dly bss, t plnt-bsd dt, nd s cnsmr prdcts fr lngr. vdng mt nd dry prdcts hs bn clld "th sngl bggst wy" ndvdls cn rdc thr nvrnmntl mpcts.
Sm cmmnttrs sy tht ctns tkn by ndvdl cnsmrs, sch s dptng sstnbl lfstyl, r nsgnfcnt cmprd t ctns n th pltcl lvl. thrs sy tht ndvdl ctn ds ld t cllctv ctn bcs "lfstyl chng cn bld mmntm fr systmc chng." thr cmmntrs hv hghlghtd hw th cncpt f ndvdl crbn ftprnt ws dvncd by fssl fl cmpns, lk Brtsh Ptrlm n rdr t rdc th clpblty f fssl fl cmpns.