79 Ideas for Climate-Friendly Gifts

I love presents. I do! But I also know that purposeless consumerism lies at the heart of so much climate evil. And the December holidays are the grand championship of consumerist culture; everyone spends all year gearing up to do their most intense and crazed shopping for a lot of unneeded items, just to show their appreciation for their loved ones. That desire to show appreciation for loved ones is a marvelous, beautiful thing, and gifts are a great way to do it! But if you’re stumped as to what a climate-conscious present might look like, worry no more. I’ve put together no fewer than 79 ideas, at a wide variety of price points (from free to Tesla!), grouped into themed categories. Each one of these gifts is intended to make a more climate-conscious life easier and more enjoyable, because isn’t that the real holiday dream? See Grist’s 2019 list of smart gift ideas.