I'm sorry, but also not sorry that I take about 30 to 40 minute showers on almost a daily basis. The average showerhead uses 2.5 gallons of water per minute, and the average showering time is 13 minutes. This makes my water usage a bit of an outlier.

Not only does this waste water, but it also creates CO2 emissions. According to Stephanie Kumar  from the Eco Guide, "Running a hot water faucet for 5 minutes uses about the same amount of energy as burning a 60-watt bulb for 14 hours. Therefore taking short showers can really save energy and reduce your carbon footprint."

Sorry, Stephanie, but I love taking long showers way too much to give it up.

Source: https://theecoguide.org/have-you-tried- … -challenge

I definitely relate to this. I enjoy taking long showers. I also really like traveling so my transportation emissions aren't great.

I agree, taking a long, hot shower is definitely something that uses a lot of energy. This doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy taking said shower. A possible thing to cut down on the amount of water you use is take a fast shower and then proceed with a bath. During a bath you are not really wasting too much water since it is not continuously running.

I definitely agree with the short showers. My shower time is about 5-10 minutes and I save a lot of water from doing that. If everyone would take shorter showers that would be a lot of water and carbon emissions saved for sure.

Also you don’t necessarily need to take less time but just turn off the shower when you are not using it. While you are shampooing your hair you are not using the water. This can also cut down on the amount of water and carbon you are emitting.

I understand enjoying long showers; even I take them from time to time. But it's important to see what other things you can do to reduce your carbon footprint.