Make a Commitment (easy – low impact)
Commit to making your next;
- Vehicle an EV (hint, used EVs are much cheaper)
- Hot water tank electric. (heat exchange models save more energy)
- Furnace an electric heat pump. (can work at -25C)
- Stove-top electric coil/ induction (improves poor indoor air quality)
- Lawnmower an electric (or skip the lawn)
- Vacation without flying (air travel is really bad)
Commit to learning in the next month about;
- Switching to a plant-based diet
- The science of climate change
- Electric cars and why they are significantly better for the climate than petroleum cars
- Installing insulation or a heat pump for your house
Low-Cost Personal Actions
Draft proof your house to keep your heating or cooling in.
Divest your oil and gas stocks from your retirement portfolio. (Don’t fund climate destroying companies)
Install programmable thermostats (saves energy, payback within 1 year)
Install water aerators in all your taps and shower (low flow) (reduces hot water heating)
Switch to 100% LEDs for lighting (reduces energy lost to heat)
Combine trips to minimize driving. Bike or walk for short trips.
Eco-Drive by accelerating and braking gently (eco-driving can save $1/day in fuel and 2.3Kg of CO2 emissions)
Eat less Beef – Purchase/eat Chicken or Pork instead (6x less GHG emissions or go meatless and save more money)
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Personal Actions Requiring Some Cost
Stay on the ground – Avoid travel in airplanes
Eat a plant-based diet (even more emissions-cutting impact)
Replace your;
- gas car with an EV
- gas hot water tank with an Electric hot water tank.
- gas furnace with an electric heat pump.
- gas stove top with an electric stove (induction etc.)
- gas fireplace with an electric fireplace
Ask your gas company to close your account.
Ask to have your gas pipe disconnected at the street. (gas network pruning)
Carpool, bike, take transit or telecommute to work.
Become a climate advocate, giving some time each week to educate your friends and family, motivating government leaders and persuade the businesses you deal with. Join us, we’d love the help. Just for fun, track how much time you spend scrolling on social media in a week. Give 10% of that time to fighting climate change. Not sure where to start? We’d love to help. We’ll chat.
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