SEPTEMBER 23 – 29, 2019: WORLD CLIMATE WEEK! YOU CAN RESPOND TO THIS 7 CHALLENGES THIS WEEK
Climate Week in New York has started (September 23-29, 2019). Heads of State, business and non-governmental organizations are gathering in the US Cathedral to discuss Climate Change, attend events and raise public awareness! The truth is that as an individual you cannot control the government of your country, but you can control your own choices, which as a whole have a huge influence on global greenhouse gas emissions and which, though they seem small and insignificant, are burdensome. of importance.
Here are seven (7) “environmentally friendly” suggestions (one for each day of this important week) that you can now start applying to incorporate them into your daily routine. “If you apply them with us,” says Columbia University’s Earth Institute, “and notifications and your friends, we’ll soon see a big difference!”
Day 1: Unplug electrical appliances that you do not use. Electrical appliances consume electricity, even when switched off, charging 10% of the monthly electricity bill. (The Earth Institute article typically states that for an average American household, this translates to a loss of 1100 kWh (kWh) / year and an overburden of the atmosphere with about an additional ton of carbon dioxide / year. Day 2: Adjust your thermostat In hot climates it raised the temperature by 2 degrees and in cold climates it lowered the temperature by 2 degrees.
Day 3: Do not use a disposable plastic bottle. Indicatively, in 2007, America consumed 32-54 million barrels of oil to produce plastic bottles of water, which translates into emissions of millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide. Day 4: Replace 5 incandescent bulbs with equal number of energy saving lamps. These lamps use 75% less electricity than incandescent ones, which means less carbon emissions per lamp.
Day 5: Don’t eat meat According to one study, a meat-based diet is associated with about twice as much greenhouse gas emissions as a vegetarian diet. At high meat consumption by predominantly meat eaters (individual consumption of more than 100 g of meat / day) the energy footprint (ie greenhouse gas emissions caused by its production) is 7.19 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent. / day, while the corresponding prices for the vegetarian diet is 3.81 kg!
Day 6: Don’t drive We all know that cars are a huge source of pollution. Avoiding driving by car is one of the best ways to contribute to combating climate change. Day 7: Communicate with government and government officials. This challenge does not practically diminish your carbon footprint, but it is a powerful message to policymakers that they must take seriously their will to act and change in relation to Climate Change.
Read the whole article: https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/…/can-you-survive-our-climat…/
Source: Earth Institute, Columbia University
Photo: Energy lamps can reduce your carbon footprint and electricity bills (Armistead Booker via Flickr CC)
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