Travel & Lifestyle
Ways To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
To combat increasing CO2 emissions and climate change, you need to reduce burdensome habits that create a CO2 emission, like energy consumption, eating animal products, shopping and traveling. Every point counts, so do what you can to limit your environmental impact! You can start by reducing your carbon footprint by cutting back on your unnecessary energy usage.
Reduce Your Energy Consumption
The carbon footprint in our household is something that we see every day. Whether it’s the amount of water or energy consumed throughout the day, or choosing to take shorter showers, there are several small things that can be done to reduce your “carbon print.” One way you can save on bills and make better use of your home’s electricity is by utilizing energy-efficient appliances in your home.
There are many ways to reduce your carbon footprint, saving money in the process. One of the easiest ways is to get a new smart thermostat which lets you adjust your temperature. Another is to take advantage of the seasonal savings. For example, turn off your air conditioner in the summer when it’s not needed, and turn on your air conditioner in the winter when it’s needed.
Eat fewer animal products
With livestock accounting for over 70% of all greenhouse gas emissions, reducing your consumption of animal products is one of the best ways to reduce your carbon footprint when it comes to your diet. Livestock production also uses about 38% of all water and 38% of arable land, so it’s a responsible thing to do for the health of the environment and for animals.
Shop and travel smartly
Explore the environmental, health and social impacts of traveling and how your actions can have a positive effect on the environment. For example, if you book your trip smartly based on factors such as travel time and locations of stopovers you will reduce the carbon emissions from the total distance traveled. Similarly, by choosing restaurants with lower-energy usage, travelers can help minimize their carbon footprint on this planet – start reading more to find out more!
Shop locally.
When you consider food, grocery stores are equivalent to a large carbon footprint. If you want to reduce your size while traveling, it is best to purchase take-out or cook your food instead of buying it at the grocery store.
Reduce waste
Finding ways to reduce waste, while being sustainable and compassionate can actually be the easiest way to help the environment.
Take reusable items with you
Reduce your carbon footprint by staying away from items such as disposable backpacks and plastic cutlery. Instead, bring a reusable backpack and take only reusable containers for all snacks, lunch, and drinks. To travel to New Zealand without creating any trash either, be sure to pack a reusable beach bag so you won’t have to purchase one at the market there.
The world is getting hotter and we all know what happens when the planet gets warmer. More weather extremes, more rising sea levels and more food shortages. Climate change is not a “hoax” and is very real.Traveling is an easy way to increase your carbon footprint- what can you do to lower it? With carbon footprints, there are three different ways to reduce the environmental impact. The first is preventative measures like using air filters or solar panels at home. The second option is travel hacks based on climate, always check air quality beforehand for areas where high pollution levels may hinder your experience.
