What You Can Do to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Written By Barbara Mansell

The average American annually generates almost twenty metric tons of carbon dioxide, a leading contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. The world average is just four tons.

To reduce your emissions:

  • Improve the energy efficiency of your home. Learn how

  • Insulate your home for summer and winter. Learn how

  • Add solar panels and/or enroll in a community solar plan. Learn how

  • Get a free home-energy audit. Learn how

  • Use LED bulbs and look for the Energy Star when buying them. Learn how

  • Avoid wasting food. Learn how

  • Calculate the energy cost of appliances you buy.

  • Shop with reusable bags.

  • Limit plastic packaging to protect our environment. Learn how

  • Bike when possible—don’t drive. Learn more

  • Earn federal tax credits and state tax rebates for driving a hybrid or battery electric car. Learn how

  • Plant trees. Learn how

Barbara Mansell
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