WAYS TO REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT by 10G_MANASVI KUMAR https://padlet.com/manasvikumar20120381/f21nimw8i2c8757e en-us 2021-05-21 17:26:39 UTC 2021-07-05 14:50:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f463.png WAYS TO REDUCE CARBON FOOTPRINT. manasvikumar20120381 https://padlet.com/manasvikumar20120381/f21nimw8i2c8757e/wish/1548668173
  • Eat low on the food chain. This means eating mostly fruits, veggies, grains, and beans. Livestock—meat and dairy—is responsible for 14.5 percent of manmade global greenhouse gas emissions, mainly from feed production and processing and the methane (25 times more potent than CO2 at trapping heat in the atmosphere over 100 years) that beef and sheep belch out.

    • ]]>     2021-05-21 17:44:24 UTC https://padlet.com/manasvikumar20120381/f21nimw8i2c8757e/wish/1548668173     manasvikumar20120381 https://padlet.com/manasvikumar20120381/f21nimw8i2c8757e/wish/1548684932 2. Don’t buy fast fashion. Trendy, cheap items that go out of style quickly get dumped in landfills where they produce methane as they decompose. Currently, the average American discards about 80 pounds of clothing each year, 85 percent of which ends up in landfills.]]> 2021-05-21 17:48:34 UTC https://padlet.com/manasvikumar20120381/f21nimw8i2c8757e/wish/1548684932 manasvikumar20120381 https://padlet.com/manasvikumar20120381/f21nimw8i2c8757e/wish/1548693191 3.  Drive less. Walk, take public transportation, carpool, rideshare or bike to your destination when possible. This not only reduces CO2 emissions, it also lessens traffic congestion and the idling of engines that accompanies it.


    ]]>     2021-05-21 17:50:38 UTC https://padlet.com/manasvikumar20120381/f21nimw8i2c8757e/wish/1548693191     manasvikumar20120381 https://padlet.com/manasvikumar20120381/f21nimw8i2c8757e/wish/1548702793 4. Change incandescent light bulbs (which waste 90 percent of their energy as heat) to light emitting diodes (LEDs). Though LEDs cost more, they use a quarter of the energy and last up to 25 times longer. They are also preferable to compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) bulbs, which emit 80 percent of their energy as heat and contain mercury.


    ]]>     2021-05-21 17:53:06 UTC https://padlet.com/manasvikumar20120381/f21nimw8i2c8757e/wish/1548702793     manasvikumar20120381 https://padlet.com/manasvikumar20120381/f21nimw8i2c8757e/wish/1548707894 5.  Go economy class. Business class is responsible for almost three times as many emissions as economy because in economy, the flight’s carbon emissions are shared among more passengers; first class can result in nine times more carbon emissions than economy.


    ]]>     2021-05-21 17:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/manasvikumar20120381/f21nimw8i2c8757e/wish/1548707894     manasvikumar20120381 https://padlet.com/manasvikumar20120381/f21nimw8i2c8757e/wish/1548713685 6. If you fly for work or pleasure, air travel is probably responsible for the largest part of your carbon footprint. Avoid flying if possible; on shorter trips, driving may emit fewer greenhouse gases.


    ]]>     2021-05-21 17:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/manasvikumar20120381/f21nimw8i2c8757e/wish/1548713685     manasvikumar20120381 https://padlet.com/manasvikumar20120381/f21nimw8i2c8757e/wish/1548728529 7.  Take care of your car. Keeping your tires properly inflated can increase your fuel efficiency by three percent; and ensuring that your car is properly maintained can increase it by four percent. Remove any extra weight from the car.


    ]]>     2021-05-21 17:59:37 UTC https://padlet.com/manasvikumar20120381/f21nimw8i2c8757e/wish/1548728529     CONSERVE WATER. manasvikumar20120381 https://padlet.com/manasvikumar20120381/f21nimw8i2c8757e/wish/1548745463 8. 1.When you brush your teeth, be sure to shut off the water while you lather up. Don’t leave it running: Only turn it on when it’s time to rinse your mouth out.
    2. Take shorter showers. A fun way to do this is by listening to a 5 to 10 minute song, then shut the shower off when it’s over.
    3. Don’t flush things down the toilet to dispose of them. One flush can waste up to 5 or 7 gallons of water!
    ]]>     2021-05-21 18:04:21 UTC https://padlet.com/manasvikumar20120381/f21nimw8i2c8757e/wish/1548745463     START YOUR OWN COMPOST. manasvikumar20120381 https://padlet.com/manasvikumar20120381/f21nimw8i2c8757e/wish/1548756984 9. Composting helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that come from the decomposition of organic matter that takes place in landfills. You can start your own compost at home simply by collecting all of your food scraps and storing them in your freezer. ]]> 2021-05-21 18:07:25 UTC https://padlet.com/manasvikumar20120381/f21nimw8i2c8757e/wish/1548756984 manasvikumar20120381 https://padlet.com/manasvikumar20120381/f21nimw8i2c8757e/wish/1548848914 thank you......]]> 2021-05-21 18:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/manasvikumar20120381/f21nimw8i2c8757e/wish/1548848914 learn the 5's! manasvikumar20120381 https://padlet.com/manasvikumar20120381/f21nimw8i2c8757e/wish/1637424143 10. learn the 5's; refuse , reduce,reuse,rot,recycle ; going zero waste is a great step towards combating climate change....]]> 2021-07-05 14:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/manasvikumar20120381/f21nimw8i2c8757e/wish/1637424143