How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

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

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Piyush S.
Piyush S.
14th December 2016 in productivity
How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
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    planning

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    daily commute

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    car

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    electricity

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    food

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    Planning

  • Find out how much CO2 you currently use

    Planning
  • Find a way to calculate / offset carbon

    Planning
  • identify what can be changed

    Planning
  • Benefits/risk analysis of reduction methods

    Planning
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    Daily Commute

  • Walk to work

    Daily Commute
  • Ride bicycle to work

    Daily Commute
  • Car pool

    Daily Commute
  • Use public transportation

    Daily Commute
  • Switch to energy efficient vehicles

    Daily Commute
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    Car

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

    Car
  • Switch to green fuel (biodiesel or ethanol)

    Car
  • Drive under recommended speed to conserve gas

    Car
  • Keep following maintained:

    Car
  • -Tyre pressure, refrigerant, coolant levels

    Car
  • -Engine tuning - oil, sparkplugs, carburetor etc

    Car
  • Drive on route with less traffic

    Car
  • Plan before trip, combine many tasks in one trip

    Car
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    Electricity

  • Reduce or stop electricity usage when not required

    Electricity
  • Purchase energy efficient appliances

    Electricity
  • Energy generation at home - wind/solar if possible

    Electricity
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    Food

  • Grow own food

    Food
  • Buy locally grown produce

    Food
  • Reduce share of animal food products in diet

    Food
  • Save and eat all leftovers

    Food
  • Category
    planning

  • Category
    daily commute

  • Category
    car

  • Category
    electricity

  • Category
    food

  • 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

  • Category
    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