Act now.

ACT NOW!

ACT NOW!

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FOOD

  • Plant rich diet: eat mostly plant-based, whole foods

  • Consume locally, seasonally and organic

  • Reduce food waste: eat leftovers; check expiration dates; compost!

  • Read food labels before you buy

  • Avoid highly processed foods

  • Cook at home; share meals with family and friends; reduce take-out and fast foods

  • Bring your own containers, utensils and cups when getting take-out foods and drinks

TRANSPORT

  • Public transit: cheaper and healthier option

  • Telepresence (videoconferencing)

  • Bicycles and Electric bikes: healthier too! 

  • Walk when you can

  • Electric vehicles; Ridesharing; Car-sharing; Park-and-Ride (train)

  • Reduce air travel, and carbon offset unavoidable air travel

ENERGY/BUILDING

  • The “4 Rs" of consuming: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse/repair, Recycle

  • Refuse single-use plastics and reduce plastic packaging

  • Rooftop solar (photovoltaic; water heating)

  • LED lighting and low-energy lighting

  • Water-saving mechanisms/devices

  • Smart thermostats and improved insulation; - Refrigerant management (repair leaks); new natural refrigerants (alternatives to HFCs)

  • Alternative cement and eco-based building

LAND USE

  • Stop Industrial Animal Agriculture (factory farms)

  • Plant trees; Afforestation and Reforestation

  • Home garden: food, shade and food trees, compost, permaculture, etc.

  • Ecosystem protections for biodiversity, carbon sequestration and soil health

  • Agriculture: Agroecology; no monocrops; crop rotations; reduce tilling; always cover soil!

  • Trees in agriculture: intercropping; staple (food)

  • Trees; silvopasture (grazing around trees)

  • Refuse synthetic fertilisers & pesticides; use natural nutrient management & pest control

  • Irrigation improvements; drought resilience by cover-crops, mulching etc. for soil health

  • Managed grazing for soil health; grow animal food onsite

SOCIO-ECONOMIC

  • Educate yourself, explore, have fun and find like-minded people!

  • Talk to others and get involved; put passions and skills to good use!

  • Vote to protect our health and that of the planet - Educating girls (education enables more life choices); family planning

  • Circular economy (linear = wasteful). Refuse,

  • Reduce, Reuse/| repair, Recycle

  • Environmentally friendly investments.