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Our food -

Throw away less food.

This would be comparable to taking
495 million cars off the road. 

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Our food -

Eat a plant-heavy diet.

This would be comparable to taking
464 million cars off the road. 

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Our food -

Cook over clean stoves. 

This would be comparable to taking
111 million cars off the road. 

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Our food -

Compost your waste.

This would be similar to taking
16 million cars off the road. 

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Throw away less food -

 According to Drawdown, a third of the things we raise and grow never actually make it to us. This wasted food contributes to 8% of our global emissions. 

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How we move people and goods -

Drive an electric car.

This would be comparable to taking
75.7 million cars off the road. 

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How we move people and goods -

Ship goods more efficiently. 

This would be comparable to taking
55.2 million cars off the road. 

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How we move people and goods -

Fly less ... and on fuel-saving planes. 

This would be comparable to taking
35.4 million cars off the road. 

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How we move people and goods -

Invest in high-speed trains.

This would be comparable to taking
10.7 million cars off the road. 

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Drive an electric car -

If we all drove electric vehicles and the electricity came from traditional power sources, emissions would go down 50% (compared to gasoline-powered vehicles). But do you know what would bring those carbon dioxide emissions down 95%? Solar-based electric energy!

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Our homes and cities -

Switch to LED light bulbs. 

This would be comparable to taking
54.8 million cars off the road. 

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Our homes and cities -

Design more walkable cities. 

This would be comparable to taking
20.5 million cars off the road. 

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Our homes and cities -

Use smart thermostats. 

This would be comparable to taking
18.4 million cars off the road. 

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Our homes and cities -

Install green roofs. 

This would be comparable to taking
5.40 million cars off the road. 

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Switch to LED light bulbs -

Though they may cost more upfront, these bulbs last longer and use 90% less energy than incandescent bulbs.

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How we use our land -

Protect and restore tropical forests. 

This would be comparable to taking
429 million cars off the road. 

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How we use our land -

Plant more bamboo.

This would be comparable to taking
50.6 million cars off the road. 

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How we use our land -

Return land to indigenous people. 

This would be comparable to taking
43.4 million cars off the road. 

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How we use our land -

Preserve coastal wetlands.

This would be comparable to taking
22.4 million cars off the road. 

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Protect and restore tropical forests -

Among many other benefits, a forest ecosystem absorbs and holds carbon dioxide. However, currently tropical forest only covers 5% of our landmass, as opposed to the previous 12%.

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Electricity use -

Harness wind energy on land. 

This would be comparable to taking
593 million cars off the road. 

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Electricity use -

Build solar farms.

This would be comparable to taking
259 million cars off the road. 

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Electricity use -

Invest in nuclear power.

This would be comparable to taking
113 million cars off the road. 

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Electricity use -

Capture the power of the waves.

This would be comparable to taking
64.5 million cars off the road. 

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Harness wind energy on land -

Installing onshore wind turbines is a great way of getting renewable energy, as it has no fuel cost and no pollution.

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Materials and waste management -

Clean up chemicals in our refrigerators and air conditioners. 

This would be comparable to taking
629 million cars off the road. 

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Materials and waste management -

Building with "greener" cement compounds.

This would be comparable to taking
46.9 million cars off the road. 

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Materials and waste management -

Use water more efficiently.

This would be comparable to taking
32.3 million cars off the road. 

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Materials and waste management -

Increase household recycling.

This would be comparable to taking
19.4 million cars off the road. 

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Clean up chemicals in our refrigerators and air conditioners -

Cleaner chemicals in our air conditioning and fridges could keep almost 90 gigatons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

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Empowering women -

Educate girls.

This would be comparable to taking
361 million cars off the road. 

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Empowering women -

Increase access to family planning.

This would be comparable to taking
361 million cars off the road. 

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Empowering women -

Close the gender gap in small-scale farming. 

This would be comparable to taking
14.4 million cars off the road. 

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Educate girls - While this may not seem directly related to climate change, women with education tend to be smarter about their reproductive health, so they have less children. Curbing the population growth is a major step in fighting climate change.

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The top 5 solutions for a better world -

1. Manage refrigeration chemicals

2. Install onshore wind turbines

3. Cut down on food waste.

4. Eat more plans and less meat.

5. Restore our tropical forests.

See also: Simple lifestyle changes that help the environment. 

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