How to reduce my carbon footprint

The first advice we give you to Reduce CO2 footprint And other greenhouse gases, both yours and the community in which you live, is that plant trees and endemic plants in the area where you live. Plant endemic trees It will make these grow better, for being from this same place, and that the CO2 of the atmosphere is reduced because the trees capture it from the air for their vital processes, then expelling oxygen. Thus, trees and plants clean the air and provide us with oxygen. In fact, they can eliminate between 350 and 3,500 kg of CO2 throughout their lives.

In case you cannot plant, you can also adopt endemic plants in associations dedicated to care for the environment. In this way, you help these associations to take care of these plants and trees and plant many more.

Another way to reduce the trace of polluting gases is to opt for Consume local and seasonal products. When produced near the place where you live and less transport has been used for its production and distribution, until you reach you. Imported products must be brought to the place where you are, so they use more transport, be it truck, boat or plane, which emits more CO2.

In addition, you will be part of fair trade, motivating the economy of your town.

Reduce water consumption and rationalizing what we have is one of the best ways to take care of the planet. This helps ecosystems be healthier and there may be more vegetation, which absorbs CO2.

Simply, for reduce your carbon footprint Taking care of water consumption, make your short showers, use the washing machine only if it is full, water the plants with rain collected from the rain, water only what is necessary and do not leave open taps.

That’s right, vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian feeds, in general, are more respectful of the environment than omnivorous or carnivorous food, if we focus on current large -scale intensive production models.

The reasons are several, but mainly we can take into account that the livestock industry, of any type of animal destined to the production of meat and derivatives such as milk or eggs, is one of the industries that consumes the most water with a difference. In addition to consume immense amounts of wateryou also have to take into account The gases that expels this industry to the atmosphere When it comes to its large -scale intensive form, both of the factories themselves and during transport. In addition, the gases that animals give off, especially cows, contain a lot of methane, a greenhouse gas, and by themselves in more natural quantities are not an environmental problem, but due to the immense volume required by the world population and that supplies the livestock industry (both meat and dairy products) becomes part of the emission problem, since we talk about a gigantic volume of cattle.

In addition, for our health it is better to consume meat in moderation or vegetable -based diets, especially if this is intensive industrial production and does not

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Remember to use the 3R of ecologyso reduce what you consume, having responsible consumption, reuse all the materials you can all times and, finally, recycle the materials that are recyclable, taking them to the corresponding containers or clean points. Help and be part of ecological programs In your area, find out in the town hall. In this way, the unnecessary operation of contaminating machines and transports is reduced, which will reduce the carbon footprint.

Know all about the 3R of ecology: reduce, reuse and recycle with this other ecology article.

No to the one -use plastic. The production of plastic, as well as the slow decomposition of this in the environment when it is thrown without recycling it, are processes that contaminate in various ways the entire planet. Minimizing its use you will not only reduce the carbon footprint, but also to reduce the contamination of the soil, of the water and avoid death to the amount of animals and plants.

To achieve this you just need to stop using unnecessary plastic bottles and use more Glass and thermos bottles that you can use for a long time, as well as stop using plastic bags and always carry with you fabric bags or similar materials, which are resistant and you can also use for long periods of time. Take a thermos or glass bottle to classes or work and the fabric bag to make the purchase, instead of bottles and plastic bags.

Leave your car or motorcycle parked Or unfold from them, because the individual transport that uses fossil fuels is one of the main sources of CO2 emissions, although not only of this gas but of various gases that are expelled in the combustion of these products and that are harmful to the planet when they are in excess in the atmosphere. Stop electric cars or sustainable transport, such as the bicycle, see the closest sites or use public transport.

For the same reason, we encourage you to reduce your carbon footprint using renewable energies At home, such as solar or wind energy.

Something more that we can do at home to minimize our carbon footprint is Take care of appliances wellso that they only spend the energy really necessary and do not do so in excess, which is equivalent to spending more energy and money and contaminate the environment more. This is so mainly in most homes, by using nuclear energy and other similar to obtain electricity.

So, you can turn your home into an ecological house with renewable energies or you can try to keep your refrigerator clean, use less the dryer, have your mobile in good condition so you don’t need disconnect the appliances that you are not usingetc.

These are some tips and ideas to reduce carbon footprintboth at a particular and more generalized level. Can you think of more?

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