My Step #3 To Combat Climate Change

I’m in the process of sharing my personal journey to reduce my personal carbon footprint, on the planet. I was initially inspired by reading the World Environment Day website and their Twelve Steps To Unite To Combat Climate Change.

In June, I addressed Step Number One; which was Commitment , and also, Set Number Two; which was Assess Where You Stand.* Now, it's time to move onto Step Number 3. This is "where the rubber meets the road", as they say.

Step Number Three is: Decide And Plan Where You Want To Go

During my assessment* in Step #2, I completed a survey on the website, One Million Acts of Green. In this process, I selected areas called “Acts of Green” that I already have done, and then Pledged to make changes in numerous other Acts. I have a lot of areas that are in the “Pledged” category still, and this is the resource that I can use to work on Step #3; Deciding and planning where I want to go.

Therefore, I will be using my uncompleted Acts of Green (or Pledges), to calculate how I am progressing on my carbon footprint reduction. I plan on referring back to my Pledges at least once a week, and using it as a reminder of things to work on and a place to update my accomplishments.

I’m will be sharing my accomplishments and hurdles, (hopefully there are very few of those), with everyone via this blog. Please feel free to share with the other readers and myself, what areas are more difficult for you to conquer. Maybe together, we can help each other accomplish our common goal in reducing our greenhouse emissions, fighting global warming and just plain being good stewards.

Step 2 of My 12 Steps To Combat Climate Change

In a previous post, I shared about the Twelve Steps To Unite To Combat Climate Change on the World Environment Day website. Then, I decided that I would like to become more accountable and have begun to share the 12 Steps on this forum, and what I am personally doing to walk through them.

Last week, I talked about Step Number One, which was Commitment. In this post today, I am focusing on the Step #2.

Step Number Two: Assess Where You Stand

By assessing where I stand, I will know where and how I generate greenhouse gases. There are numerous online calculators and I have previously tried a few of them. But today, I discovered a very cool website called, One Million Acts of Green.

"When we all do one act, we act as one, and help the planet", is the motto on One Million Acts of Green website. On the site I completed a completely painless, but very thought provoking survey, on what actions I have taken and what actions I pledge to take, to reduce my carbon footprint on the planet.

Based on my "Completed Acts of Green", the site actually provided my personal contribution of reduction of my carbon footprint, based upon these completed acts. As, I continue to follow through and check off my "Pledged Acts of Green", then the amount of my carbon footprint reduction will increase.

I encourage those reading this post, to please go to their website and check out the numerous resources available on it. In addition to the survey and carbon footprint calculator, there is information on educating about the environment, forums, blogs, groups and challenges. This website is definitely worth bookmarking and referring back to regularly.