Take Steps to Reduce What You Can

Sometimes even the smallest of changes in your life can have a measurable impact on your carbon footprint. In fact, recent research has examined the steps you can take and how much of a difference they can make.

Personal choices to reduce your contribution to climate change

Other steps you can take include:

• Bringing reusable bags to the store for groceries and other goods.
• Unplugging your electronic devices.
• Buying and eating local when possible.
• Carpooling.
• Combining errands for fewer car trips.
• Purchasing energy-efficient appliances when it’s time to replace.
• Installing a programmable or smart thermostat that will adjust heating and cooling when you’re not at home.
• Turning lights off when you leave the room.
• Making sure your home is properly insulated and sealed.
• Reusing and repurposing as much as possible.
• Avoiding “disposable” goods.
• Composting your food waste.
• Biking.
• Buy forest and paper products with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) ecolabels.