I do understand how frustrating it is when millionaires and billionaires slam their private jets and consume more fuel in one flight than the majority of us will use in a life time. It is unexplainable. I agree, it is those leading businesses who input the most greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and that is out of our control. We can still however, encourage our governments to sign up to agreements like the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) and to strive to achieve targets such as the 17 SDGs (sustainable development goals).

However, it should never stop you from trying to cut down on single use plastics and to still aim for a zero waste lifestyle. On a local scale, if we all try to cut down the impacts would be phenomenal. One small example: if everyone in one small town took their reusable coffee cups to a coffee shop, there would be less waste to fill the local bins up. No straws to be dropped onto the floor. The streets would be cleaner. The bins are less likely be over flowing. The bin men wouldn't endure as much stress. The cafe would not need to order so many single use products. You get a small thrill and sense of achievement from being sustainable. 

If more people travelled actively via walking, cycling or scootering - there would be less demand on hydrocarbons, less air pollution, less noise pollution, less traffic, less stress due to varied travel times. The individual would become healthier, physically and mentally. Less dependent on the national health service. A sense of satisfaction. Again, creating a greater quality of life.

'It does not make a difference if you're the only one doing it'. Not technically true, but I understand the struggle. If I change, and you also change. That is already twice the impact.

It is not a reason to stop trying to improve your quality of life and those around you.