But being in this sweet spot doesn't automatically mean a planet is hospitable to life.

The Southern Ocean is one of the most remote places on Earth, but that doesn't mean it is tranquil. Tumultuous waves that can swallow vessels ensure that the Antarctic Peninsula has a constant drone of ocean. This narrow strip of navigable water gives anybody who gets this far south a chance to see what is at stake as climate change, caused mainly by the burning of oil, gas and coal, leads to a steady rise in global average temperatures.

Tatiana Schlossberg wrote the 2019 book "Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don't Know You Have."