How to Minimize Your Carbon Footprint & Fight Climate Change
Worried about the world we're leaving for future generations, but not sure how to help? This course will walk you through sensible, easy things you can do each day to minimize your carbon emissions and be a part of the solution.
Featuring Carbonfund.org
Format
Daily lessons delivered straight to your inbox, completely mobile-friendly
Duration
6 days
Time
5 minutes per lesson
What you will learn
- The difference between a carbon footprint and carbon offsets
- Simple changes to your shopping habits that will have a large impact
- How what you eat can dramatically shrink your carbon footprint
- How to rethink the way you travel, while still going where you want
- Simple hacks to try at home to reduce your carbon emissions
Why should you take this course?
- You want to make a difference but you don't know how. This course will lay out what you can easily do in your own life to tackle climate change, so you can make small adjustments that have a big impact.
- You're too busy for a book about reducing your carbon footprint. In just 5 minutes a day, you'll get a quick overview of what you can do to reduce climate impact, followed by a practical challenge to help you put what you learned into action.
- wikiHow partnered with Carbonfund.org to get you the best guidance you can find on this topic. With our course, you're getting practical, proven advice from an organization that is an expert in the field of carbon emissions and reducing climate change.
Course Overview
6 Lessons
Understand Your Carbon Footprint
Learn how to make small changes in your day-to-day life that will help you lessen your impact on the environment. Every small action will help!
Shop Smart
Make more carbon-friendly decisions and reduce your impact on the environment when purchasing everyday items.
Eat Conscientiously
Lessen your carbon footprint by examining what you eat and where your food comes from.
Make Travel Sustainable and Healthy
The way you travel can produce a lot of CO2. Learn how to move around efficiently without having a negative impact on the environment.
Live in a Carbon-Friendly Home
Reduce your dependence on energy-intensive resources at home with small interventions like checking your thermostat, maintaining your appliances, and conserving water.
Recycle More!
Understand what is and isn't recyclable, what can be donated, and how to get rid of pesky items like batteries.
Meet the Expert
Carbonfund
Carbon Offset & Environmental Education Company
Carbonfund, powered by ClimeCo, is a Carbon Offset and Environmental Education Company based in Pennsylvania. Carbonfund is leading the fight against climate change, making it easy and affordable for any individual, business, or organization to reduce and offset their climate impact and hasten the transition to a clean energy future. Carbonfund achieves its goals through climate change education, carbon offsets and reductions, and public outreach.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Will it be expensive for me to implement the changes suggested in this course?
Not at all! This course includes a wide variety of suggestions that are cheap and easy to fold into your daily life.
How will I receive this course?
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What are others saying?
Aisha
I saw this course and it caught my eye because I always wanted to do something to help the environment but never really got around to it. I decided to give this course a try and it was really helpful.
Joshua
Loved the suggestions, made a few changes and am feeling good about going in the right direction.
Inga
It was a good overview, easy to digest. Thanks for the ideas.
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