Are there aspects of your daily life that you know contribute to your carbon footprint but you are unwilling to compromise to change them? In other words, what about your life is “off the table” when it comes to carbon emissions? It's OK to admit it- we all have these cherished behaviors!
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Change but can't dispose of lights
Of course I can ask my family to change some aspects of our daily lives but I can't ask them to change everything. My family created over triple the carbon emmision average. This, of course made me really think about what I need to do to lower this number. I can educate my family about this and they'll be willing to compromise. But the one thing we can't get rid of is the lighting in our house. Without lights, I couldn't do my homework and my family wouldn't be able to make dinner. We can try and change our lights to be more CO2 friendly, but that involves lots of time and money. We'd be replacing about 70 lights in our house and not all of them are the same type. Overall, for my family changing the lights is off the table.
While I understand that changing lightbulbs can be time consuming and expensive, LED lightbulbs are a good switch. The have a long lifetime, which can be up to 3x longer than that of an incandescent bulb. Replacing them less frequently will ultimately save you money. They also use less electricity, thus making them more environment friendly. While it may be a hassle, switching your lightbulbs from incandescent to LED will help the environment and your savings.