How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

A list about some ways to reduce your carbon footprint. Image courtesy : pinterest

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14th December 2016 in productivity

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Difficulty of Implementation

How am I doing?

Original CO2 Emissions

CO2 Savings

Category
Planning

Find out how much CO2 you currently use

Find a way to calculate / offset carbon

identify what can be changed

Benefits/risk analysis of reduction methods

Category
Daily Commute

Walk to work

Ride bicycle to work

Car pool

Use public transportation

Switch to energy efficient vehicles

Category
Car

Switch to clean electricity source (for electric or hybrid cars)

Switch to green fuel (biodiesel or ethanol)

Drive under recommended speed to conserve gas

Keep following maintained:

-Tyre pressure, refrigerant, coolant levels

-Engine tuning - oil, sparkplugs, carburetor etc

Drive on route with less traffic

Plan before trip, combine many tasks in one trip

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Electricity

Reduce or stop electricity usage when not required

Purchase energy efficient appliances

Energy generation at home - wind/solar if possible

Category
Food

Grow own food

Buy locally grown produce

Reduce share of animal food products in diet

Save and eat all leftovers