Title: Ten simple ways to act on climate change - BBC Future
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Ten simple ways to act on climate change
We know that climate change is happening – but there are plenty of things individuals can do to help mitigate it. Here’s your handy guide to the most effective strategies.
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5. Could I make a difference by changing my diet?
By reducing your consumption of animal protein by half, you can cut your diet's carbon footprint by more than 40%
A normal transatlantic round-trip flight can release around 1.6 tonnes of CO2 – almost as much as the average yearly emissions of one person in India.
9. But if I eat less meat or take fewer flights, that’s just me – how much of a difference can that really make?
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Content: By getting rid of financial instruments related to the fossil fuel industry, organisations can both take climate action and reap economic benefits . 3. Other than that, what’s the best daily action I can take? One 2017 study co-authored by Lund University’s Nicholas ranked 148 individual actions on climate change according to their impact. Going car-free was the number-one most effective action an individual could take (except not having kids – but more on that on that later). Cars are more polluting compared to other means of transportation like walking, biking or using public transport. One ranking found that going car-free is the most effective action one person can take (Credit: Getty)
In industrialised countries such as European nations, getting rid of your car can reduce 2.5 tonnes of CO2 – about one-fourth of the average yearly emissions (9.2 tonnes) contributed by each person in developed countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). “We should choose more efficient vehicles and, whenever possible, switch directly to electric vehicles,” says Maria Virginia Vilarino, co-author of the mitigation chapter in the IPCC’s latest report. 4.