Harrowsmith – September 2019

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Forexample,ridinga biketo
workinsteadoftakingthecar
reducesyourcarbonfootprint
by 220 kg(485pounds)ofCO 2 e
per1,000km(620miles)driven.
Tenservingslesspermonth
ofbeeforlambsaves20.4kg
(45pounds)ofCO 2 e permonth.

Greenactsforareduced
footprint

• Usepublictransitinsteadof
  driving= 200 kg(440pounds)
  ofCO 2 e per1,000km(620
  m i le s)


• Recycle= 14 kg(31pounds)of
  CO 2 e permonth


• Insulatehot-waterheater,
  reducewatertemperature=
  22 kg(48.5pounds)ofCO 2 e
  permonth


• Reducegasthermostat
  2°Cfrom21°C= 22 kg
  (48.5pounds)ofCO 2 e per
  month
  
  
  • Replace 20 incandescent
    lightbulbs with LEDs = 20 kg
    (44 pounds) of CO 2 e per month
  
  
  
  

Carpooling, air-drying

clothing, using reusable

products: all of these green acts

can be logged on the app, so you

can calculate your GHGs and

earn “green points” that can

be redeemed for real-world eco

products and services.

Random Acts of Green

partnered with the International

Council for Local Environmental

Initiatives to quantify the

average grams of GHGs or litres

of water saved for each of the

app’s 40-plus green acts. The app

provides the user with a unique

combination of points rewarded

for each green act entered, as

well as feedback on the average

grams of GHG or litres of water

saved. For example, walking or

ENVIRONMENT: RANDOM ACTS OF GREEN