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20 : = a S 3 8 waterloochronicle.ca Chronicle | Thursday, April 20, 2023 4 TIPS TO REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT ALICE CHEN alicechen@metroland.com Here are four tips from the David Suzuki Founda- tion to reduce your carbon footprint — not just on Earth Day — but every day. GREENER TRANSPORTATION According to the David Suzuki Foundation about 24 per cent of Cana i come fom transportation, with car: and trucks as the biggest polluters. If possible, choose cy- ing, walking 0 public neighbourhood makes that unfeasible, then consider trading in a gas vehicle for an EV or plug-in hybrid. If you can't avoid flying, you can look into purchas- ing a carbon offset. This is acredit purchased through a broker or retailer that M SAV! LTIPLE OFFERS E NOW! JACK’S DOWN © 10 “EARTH balances out the expected carbon use of a flight with reductions elsewhere. For more i is visit da- vidsuzuki.org/what-you- can-do/carbon-offsets. GREENER EATING Our food system — how we raise and harvest the plants and animals we eat, as well as how we process, package and ship them —is another significant con- tributor to emissions and climate change, acco! to the Suzuki Foundation, and here are three ways to SPRING PAU leg gle), | GREENHOUSE & PERENNIALS Furniture District, Me Metroland file photo You can reduce your carbon footprint by shopping fresh — and local — from the farmers’ market, suggests the David Suzuki Foundation. lighten our impact: . Support local arin ture, ding farm markets and community supported culture. Wherever possible, choose organic; + Opt for more plant- based meals and less meat + Don't waste food. Near- ly half of all food produced worldwide is wasted after orogens iiscanded in pro sport, su- permarkets nar ‘Kitchens, When we throw out food, we waste all the resources that went into its produc- and dairy products. Beef, tion. lamb and cheese have some A GREENER HOME of the largest carbon foot- making some prints of all food products; thoguhtiul changes at @@¢ MacDonald Awning ULTIPLE OFFERS The UP TO 50% OFF home, you'll not only emit you'll Some suchas how carbon-depen- dent your provincial ener- gy eid ig is; but here some things you can do: + Swap your furnace for an electric heat pump; t a home energy au- dit; + Swap your gas stove for Shoppe an dahed stove Learn how to cool your home| in the summer with- it AC and prevent heat from escaping in the ou live in a condo, work to ensure renovations plan to get off fossil fuel eat. GREENER BUYING Consuming less can pro- duce fewer emissions, and here's some tips on how to do that, according to the Suzuki foundation. - Buy fewer things, espe- cially new things. Rent, borrow and buy used wher- over possible, and when uu do have to buy new, thoose high-quality, dur ple goods, and make them *rCommit to the Rs Re fuse, Reuse, Repair, Recy- cle — with extra emphasis Bewe Skies WOODARD AOMINISTRATION A _————— 2X $100 GIFT CARDS BOOKKEEPING SERVICES INC. UP TO 50% OFF |] UP TO 50% OFF || UP TO 50% OFF SAVENOW! THE JENNIC GROUP