Educate Yourself
This is essential Climateering-read about climate change! Find out what's going on, Check out Climateering celebrities and eco-friendly companies. Join hollywood hipsters, rock icons and the politically-savvy in the battle to stave off global warming. Start HERE.
Reuse, Reduce, Recycle
We've all heard this green battle cry before. Now from a climate change point-of-view-waste disposal accounts for about 12 percent of Hong Kong's total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Decomposing wastes produce vast amounts of GHGs. Reduced waste = Reduced GHG emissions.
Reuse
ditch paper cups and get your morning brew in a mug. Transform old clothes into new ones, or donate those 80s relics to the needy.. Justify that pile of plastic bags accumulating in your kitchen by grabbing a few the next time you head to the grocery store.
Reduce
avoid products with unnecessary packaging—for example, the triple wrapped imported fruit. IF you order take out SAY what you don't need: chopsticks, forks, spoons, napkins, etc. Give back excessive plastic tools.
Recycle
Start with cans and paper. Separate them. Use the recycling bins in your neighbourhood. Buying recycled goods and increasing home recycling by 10 percent saves the average household up to 90 kg CO2 per year.
Walk more
The switch from driving to walking reduces not only CO2 emissions but possibly your pant size as well…
Play harder
Get off the computer. Put down the remote. Be social. Don't just listen to music, play your own music! Rediscover the joy of physical activities. Go for a hike with your kids!
Buy local
Support local produce. Enjoy your French wine and Danish cheese flown in from time to time, but try to eat locally grown food when you can. Chinese are big on eating seasonal foods. Worried about pesticides? Eat local organic food.
Eat green
Improve your health (and the environment) by eating vegetables. Reduce the amount of red meat in your diet. Cows, sheep and goats emit powerful greenhouse gases. A kilo of beef produces 5 kg of CO2 equivalent. Eating meat-free meals every other day spares about 200kg of carbon per year.
Offset you carbon
After you’ve reduced your footprint, you are ready to become climate- neutral by offsetting your carbon emissions. WWF uses Climate Friendly. Go for GOLD STANDARD to make sure you’ve REALLY cut down on emissions.
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