An Engaged Life
How to Reduce
Your Carbon Footprint
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Advocate clean alternatives to fossil fuels - wind, solar, biomass energy (manure, organic waste..)
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Calculate your carbon footprint.
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Change to a plant-based diet. Stop eating meat, fish and dairy product.
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Factory farms for animals, birds and fish inflict untold suffering on creatures.
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Cut air travel on use of car or rely on public transport. Only fly when necessary.
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Cut down on use of water indoors, car washing, garden watering, showers and taps.
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Do not use standby overnight. Do not charge phone, laptops overnight.
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Eat locally-produced and organic food.
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Give donations to the support planting of forests.
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Reduce carbon footprint through reduction of transportation of food, goods by sea, air and land.
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Install solar panels.
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Insulate and seal your home.
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Minimise use of electrical appliances.
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Name areas for improvement to reduce carbon footprint.
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Offset your carbon footprint, such as donation to plant tress,
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Recycle items. Use free-bay, e-bay etc. Make things last.
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Set thermostat to maximum of 20 degrees on winter nights.
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Wear warm clothes indoors rather high thermostat.
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Avoid use of air-conditioning.
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Support campaigns to reduce carbon footprints.
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Support clean energy sources and use renewable energy.
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Turn off lights in rooms not in use. Close doors not in use.
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Use an online Carbon Footprint Calculator for seeomg energy emissions at home, travel and flying.
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Use compact fluorescent or LED lightbulbs
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Use energy efficient refrigerator and clothes washer etc – set to low levels of use.