Doing Our Little Bit

The first step is reducing emissions is to eliminate any excess activity or simply change behaviours.

Lower your Company's Emissions

• Teleconferencing instead of flying
• Encourage telecommuting
• Paper use reduction
• Recycling
• Motor vehicle fleet and transportation efficiency optimisation
• Use solar or wind energy to supplement primary sources

Lower your Personal Emissions

• Turn off the lights when you leave a room
• Replace your old incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs or LEDs
• Turn appliances off when not in use - leaving in Standby Mode still consumes electricity
• Screen saving mode on your computer is NOT power saving mode, rather put it to sleep
• Boil only as much water in the kettle as you need
• Unplug your phone and toothbrush chargers when not in use
• Turn the thermostat on your geyser down a few degrees, and switch it off completely when you go away for a few days or more
• Take showers instead of baths, you use less water
• Walk or cycle short distances instead of taking the car
• Think about the products you buy, shop for goods produced locally and organically
• Recycle your waste and compost your food waste