Flashcard – Beginner Leave a Comment / Climate Change Flashcards / By John S. 0 Flashcard – Beginner 1 / 5 Reduce food waste – Think about what’s in the fridge Discarded food is responsible for an estimated 8 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. This is a huge slice of our climate impact. Regularly check what is in your fridge and prioritise consuming food that is going to expire soon. Keep waste to a minimum, check your fridge now! Coffee 2 / 5 Don’t buy that magazine, read online instead Running your laptop uses energy, but producing your glossy magazine is much more resource intense. Read online when you can, and consider magazines a rare treat. Help us save the forest! Magazine 3 / 5 Think about your personal water use In many parts of the world, fresh water will in future become more valuable than oil. It takes energy to clean, pressurize and get the water to your house, which means burning fossil fuels in power plants. Save water & reduce CO2 emissions. Water 4 / 5 Wash clothes in cold water 90% of the energy the washing machine uses goes towards heating the water. Switch to cold water washing and eliminate about 1,600 pounds (800Kg) of carbon dioxide a year. Washing 5 / 5 Postpone buying a new phone for a year Is your old phone still good to use? Stick to it for another year and delay your next purchase. Reduce your CO2 emissions and save a bag of money in the process. Phone Your score is LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte