simple methods can significantly lower greenhouse gas emission
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Consumers play a big role in global warming. A recent study reveals that by adopting 'green living', carbon emissions can be cut by around 8% over the next decade. This presentation shares some planet-saving techniques that can work at homes.TRANSCRIPT
Simple Methods
can Significantly
Lower Greenhouse
Gas Emission: Study Says
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If consumers in USA adopt green living,
carbon emissionscan fall by 7.8% in 10 years
Paper: Household actions can provide a behavioral wedge to rapidly reduce U.S. carbon emissions
Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
This is 8% of total global emissions
Estimates are similar for other developed economies
Paper: Household actions can provide a behavioral wedge to rapidly reduce U.S. carbon emissions
Published in: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Your actions can help save
the planet
So what can you do?
Drive fuel-efficient cars
and maintain
highway speeds below 55 mph
andmaintain correct
tire pressureand
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Use slow-flow shower
heads
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Go for efficient home heating systemsandkeep geyser below 120 F and turn it on only when bathing
Walk, bike or share a car, instead of using your own all the time Image: Corbis
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For your next vacation, avoid air travel
and plan a road trip
Air dry your laundry
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Insulate your home, including
water geyser
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Turn off / unplug appliances when not in use
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Install energy-efficient light bulbs
Avoid wastage of water andother products
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Regular change of
furnace filters
Recycle and
Re-use
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Small Changes
cause
Big Difference
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