You are not 'saving' the environment. The earth is fine and will be fine. Fill it with plastic and smoke all you want. Even if all animals and plants are dead, the big rock will still be here. You can't adapt much. It can. Maybe new plastic tolerant ocean animals will evolve. Maybe a new species of 'humans' that don't look like humans will be able to breathe in carbon monoxide. What you're trying to save is yourself, not the earth. At least be clear and honest with yourself about that.