Source: United Nations Environment Programme
Some low-carbon lifestyle choices at home, in the office and when traveling include:
- Waking up with a traditional wind-up alarm clock rather than the beep of an electronic one – this can save someone almost 48 grams (g) of CO2 each day;
- Choosing to dry clothes on a washing line versus a tumble dryer – a daily carbon diet of 2.3 Kg of CO2;
- Replacing a 45-minute workout on a treadmill with a jog in a nearby park. This saves nearly 1 Kg of the main greenhouse gas;
- Opting for non-electric toothbrush will avoid nearly 48g of CO2 emissions;
- Heating bread rolls in a toaster versus an oven for 15 minutes saves nearly 170g of CO2;
- Switching from regular 60-Watt light bulbs to energy-saving ones will produce four times less greenhouse gas emissions;
- Taking the train rather than the car for a daily office commute of as little as 8 km will save a big 1.7 Kg of CO2;
- Shutting down your computer and flat screen both during lunch break and after working hours will cut CO2 emissions generated by these appliances by one-third;
- Investing in a water-saving shower head will not only save 10 liters of water per minute, but will also slash CO2 emissions resulting from a three-minute hot shower by half;
- Reducing the weight of goods and items carried onboard by airline passengers to below 20Kg could cut global GHG emissions by two million tonnes of CO2 a year.
