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MCC Daily Tribune

Green Tip: Act to Help Limit Climate Change

The United Nations identifies 10 actions that individuals can take to help with the climate crisis.

  1. Save energy at home: Lower heating and cooling use, use LED light bulbs, hang clothes instead of using a dryer.
  2. Walk, bike, or use public transportation: Reducing use of cars helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
  3. Eat more vegetables: Plant-based foods require less energy, land, and water, and producing them results in fewer greenhouse gas emissions.
  4. Reduce unnecessary travel: When possible, meet virtually or take trains instead of flying long distances for business.
  5. Stop food waste: When you throw away food, you are also wasting the resources and energy used to grow, produce, package, and transport it. Also, rotting food in landfills produce methane, which is a powerful greenhouse gas.  Use what food you buy and compost leftovers.
  6. The 4 Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Repair & Recycle
  7. Use renewable energy sources for your home: If possible, switch to wind or solar for your home energy or install solar panels.
  8. Switch to an electric vehicle: This can help reduce air pollution.
  9. Plant native species: Native plants are suited to local environment conditions, so they require less water while providing vital habitat for local birds, insects, and other wildlife while generally requiring little maintenance.
  10. Clean up your environment: When you have to throw something out, dispose of it properly. Humans, animals, and plants suffer from land and water contaminated by improperly disposed garbage.

Want to learn more?
Climate Solutions Accelerator of the Genesee-Finger Lakes Region (a 501(c)(3) nonprofit) In collaboration with the Sunrise Movement, Rochester Youth Climate Leaders, and other climate-concerned organizations and individuals is sponsoring a Climate March on Friday, September 15 starting at 3pm at Rochester City Hall. There will be speeches at City Hall, move on to the County Office Building for more speeches and end at Washington Square Park with festivities and tabling. This march is in support of a worldwide call for an end of the era of fossil fuels organized by Fridays for Future, Greta Thunberg’s group.

Ann Penwarden
Sustainability Steering Committee
09/07/2023