1. Find Alternate Paths
Reducing your carbon footprint can start with your commute. If you drive to work/school every day in your own car by yourself, you are not being as efficient as you can be. You can start by taking your bike to work or to a park & ride where you can catch a bus. Mass transit exists to move people around efficiently, but it also exists to limit carbon emissions.
2. Does it have to be 70 degrees?
Every day we leave our climate controlled homes and take our climate controlled cars to our workplaces which is (you guessed it) climate controlled. As someone with winter experience, I am well aware of the importance of heaters when it is -35 degrees outside, but when the weather is not at the extremes, we can take this opportunity to live closer to the climates by having it be slightly warmer in the summer and slightly colder in the winter. These small changes actually drastically impact our carbon usage because we require less energy for climate control.
3. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (duh)
We've all heard it a million times, reduce reuse recycle, those infamous words... but those methods actually help. When we opt for paper bags or reusable bags we are limiting our dependence on plastic production which is a major greenhouse gas emission. When we effectively recycle our bottles, no new bottles need to be made. When we change our daily practices to reduce our carbon usage we are helping the planet survive!
4. Invest, Invest, Invest
If you are a person with spare cash, consider investing in renewable energy to help it gain momentum, support, and popularity. This way you can be directly contributing in the fight to lessen our dependence on fossil fuels. Also, consider buying electric cars to conventional, they are much better for the environment, and who wouldn't want to drive a Tesla?
Those are four ways that you can join the fight against climate change! Next post will be a blog about popular answers from people about climate change.
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