1. Reduce using Fuel.
Take public transportation, or look into purchasing an electric or hybrid car as your next vehicle.
2. Turn Off The Lights.
when your not in the room.
3. Unplug Your Devices
All electronics suck energy when they’re plugged in. Although they can initially cost more than traditional incandescent bulbs, during their lifetime, they save you money, because they use less energy.
4. Reduce The Garbage You Generate.
A. Buy secondhand. Consider second-hand clothing there are some great thrift stores around.
B. Don’t buy fast, disposable fashion
C. Reduce your consumption of products with excess packaging and plastic. Consider buying more bulk and reusing containers.
D. Don’t buy bottled water, use reusable bottles.
E. Don’t use straws,
F. Use reusable travel cups for tea and coffee as billions of “disposable” cups are thrown away each year, you will also save money.
G. Bring your own bags to the grocery store.
5. Use Water Efficiently.
We can all think of ways of not wasting water from taking short and less frequent showers to being mindful of water waste when brushing your teeth.
6. Line-Dry Or Hang dry your clothes
Line-drying your clothing is much better for the environment. One dryer load uses five times more electricity than washing than line-drying your clothes, you will also save money
7. Cut Fish Out Or Buy Ocean-Friendly Fish.
One of the easiest things you can do to help take the pressure off of overexploited fisheries is to learn about which seafood items are “ocean-friendly”. You can download and print a seafood guide from the Monterey Bay Aquarium. http://www.seafoodwatch.org/seafood-recommendations/consumer-guides
8. Stop Eating (or Eat Less) Meat
The single most effective action you can take to combat climate change is to stop eating meat. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the meat industry alone accounts for nearly 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
9. Stop using Palm Oil.
Palm oil is a type of edible vegetable oil that is derived from palm fruit. The industry is linked to major issues such as deforestation, habitat degradation, climate change, animal cruelty, and indigenous rights abuses in the countries where it is produced, as the land and forests must be cleared for the development of the oil palm plantations
Palm oil-based products can be identified through these names:
Cetyl Palmitate and Octyl Palmitate
Elaeis Guineensis (Taxonomic name for palm oil)
Hexadecylic or Palmitic Acid
Hydrated Palm Glycerides
Palm Oil Kernal
Palmate
Palmitate
Anything with Palmitate at the end
Likely to be palm oil:
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emulsifier 422, 430-36, 470-8, 481-483, 493-5
Glyceryl Stearate
Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate (SDS or NaDS)
Sodium Isostearoyl Lactylaye
Sodium Laureth Sulphate
Sodium Lauryl Sulphates
Steareth – 2 & Steareth – 20
Stearic Acid Vegetable Oil
10. Offset Your Carbon Emissions
You can also neutralize all or part of your greenhouse gas emissions by investing in carbon mitigation projects. The idea is to pay an organization that will tangibly and verifiably curb its own GHG emissions to neutralize yours and make you carbon neutral. The process is known as carbon offsetting. The offsetting is achieved through the purchase of carbon credits. Each credit represents one tonne of carbon dioxide.
11. Support Marine Protect Areas
Did you know that barely 5% of our oceans are protected? According to the UN, we need to protect at least 10% by 2020 if we want to maintain our planet’s ecological integrity. Want to see where these Marine Protected Areas exist and where new ones are being proposed? Check out this interactive map by our conservation partner, the Marine Conservation Institute.
12. Plant A Tree Or Help Restore A Wetland.
Clearance of land including trees and wetlands has contributed to increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Research where you can plant a tree, or plant a native tree on your property.
13. Support A Carbon Tax.
Carbon is present in every hydrocarbon fuel (coal, petroleum, and natural gas) and is released as carbon dioxide (CO2) when they are burned. A carbon tax is usually defined as a tax based on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) generated from burning fuels. It puts a price on each tonne of GHG emitted, sending a price signal that will, over time, elicit a powerful market response across the entire economy, resulting in reduced emissions.
14. Use Your Investor Power. If you are lucky enough to own shares in companies, you have the option of investing in companies whose climate change policies you approve of and you can also divest (sell) shares of companies whose climate change policies you disapprove of, and most importantly, you can use your voice and vote on company policies as a shareholder.
15. Be Mindful Of Hazardous Materials.
Motor oil and other hazardous materials often end up washing into coastal areas because they aren’t disposed of properly. This pollutes the water and hurts the overall health of our oceans. Be sure to dispose of hazardous materials in an environmentally-safe way.
16. Make A Donation
