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!
Off the Table? >
Off The Table?
One factor that is Off the table is my transportation emissions. I travel a distance of 13.2 miles to school and back for a total of 16.4 miles a day, not including sports. According to CityLab, they explain, "The most common commute was even shorter, averaging 5 and 10 minutes." My drive to school averages 20-30 mins and therefore, over the average travel time for most kids. My transportation emissions will therefore we higher than most. Another big factor is appliances. Although we have solar panels, we still keep our lights on throughout most of the day and we are working on only using lights when it's absolutely necessary. To add on, shopping is another factor that contributes to my carbon emissions. Since I mainly shop online, the travel time and fuel used to get to my house is a big chunk of carbon that will effect the world. The problem is that it's very convenient and easy to do right from your house.
Also, we recently purchased a Hydrogen fueled car, and it has helped reduce carbon emissions. Unfortunately, the fuel has been running low and we haven't been able to use it as much as we would like and have to continue using gas fueled cars.