Using simpler products with lower emissions and similar quality-of-life factors can be an effective way to combat climate change. For example, a long-handled cordless vacuum cleaner purchased 7 years ago can be replaced by a broom, which is cheaper and does not need charging. Substituting to new products can improve quality of life, but innovation can come at an environmental cost. Consumers have a wide range of potential products or services to choose from, such as jeans or chinos, juice or soda. Substituting to products with a lower carbon footprint that offer a similar quality of life can help address climate change. Many consumers and companies have not considered the trade-off between improved quality of life from innovation and carbon emissions. Innovation comes at an environmental cost where it uses scarce resources or increases emissions. It is possible to substitute to simpler products with limited loss of quality of life to help address climate change. Without a doubt, substitutions to address climate change can entail a significant loss of quality of life. Living more simply comes at a cost, but a forced reduction in the standard of living due to climate change is happening anyway.