Daniela Passos

šŸŒ³ The Realistic Guide to Carbon Footprint Reduction

Here are some tips to make your commute šŸš— more climate-friendly: šŸš— Go easy on the gas and brakes ā€” driving efficiently can help to reduce emissions. Drive ā€œlike you have an egg under your foot,ā€ recommends Brian West, an expert in fuel and engine research from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which researches energy use and solutions in the United States. šŸ“ˆ Regularly service your car to keep it more efficient. šŸš™ Check your tires. Keeping tires pumped correctly can reduce emissions. ā€œLow tire pressure will hurt your fuel economy,ā€ Mr. West said. šŸ„¶ Air conditioning and intensive city driving can make emissions creep up. Cut down on these as often as possible. šŸ‹ļøā€ā™€ļø Donā€™t weigh your car down with extra things that you donā€™t need on your trip. šŸš¶ā€ā™€ļøCarpool ā€” this way, youā€™re splitting emissions between the number of people in the car. What are some steps you adopted in your life to reduce your Carbon Footprint?

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Justin Hauser
This is a really great discussion topic. Thanks for sharing it. :) In NYC I now almost exclusively walk or bike at least whenever it's possible. šŸŒŽ ā¤ļø
Daniela Passos
@justinhauser That is awesome! hey justin, thank you for joining the discussion.
Caroline Schneider
Hey Daniela! Thank you for opening up this discussion! As sustainability is very important to us at GreenFrame, we identified these easy, day-to-day measures that help you to reduce your carbon digital footprint: šŸŒ4 easy ways to reduce your digital carbon footprint caused by e-mails: āœ…Send links instead of attachments āœ…Clean up your mailbox āœ…Send big attachments through file transfer platforms āœ…Unsubscribe from commercial distribution lists or newsletters that you donā€™t need šŸŒ3 easy ways to reduce your digital carbon footprint caused by data traffic and storage: āœ…Clean up the data you choose to save regularly āœ…Store big files on external hard drives instead of the Cloud āœ…Deactivate automatic download from apps such as WhatsApp šŸŒ3 easy ways to reduce your digital carbon footprint caused at work: āœ…Avoid duplication of files saved in different systems āœ…Delete documents when they are not useful anymore āœ…Eco-design digital services with the help of GreenFrame! šŸŒ4 easy ways to reduce your digital carbon footprint caused by videos: āœ…When streaming, use Wi-Fi instead of 4G āœ…Avoid viewing in HD  āœ…Favour audio files over videos āœ…Or simply try to cut down on streaming and online gaming šŸŒ4 easy ways to reduce your digital carbon footprint caused by your Hardware: āœ…Prolong the life of your devices  āœ…Turn off your computer when you leave āœ…Set your computer to go into sleep mode after a few minutes of inactivity āœ…Switch off your Wi-Fi when youā€™re not at home šŸŒ3 easy ways to reduce your digital carbon footprint caused by internet surfing: āœ…Use eco-friendly search engines like Ecosia.org āœ…Do limited searches: perform your searches within a relevant website rather than on the entire web āœ…Use Favourites or History instead of searches I hope you found these tips useful.