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Learn about reducing your emissions
Understanding and tackling your own emissions is crucial when it comes to mobilising individually and as a community in working towards a net zero future.
It's important to acknowledge that individual action has been used as a diversion tactic by the fossil fuel industry. We need to take personal and collective responsibility at the same time. For personal action, understanding our own emissions is a great first step when it comes to mobilising as a community in working towards a net zero future.
Once we understand the areas in our life that demand more carbon, we can take actions (big or small) to help you reduce our footprint. This is not about being perfect or feeling guilty, but empowering ourselves with an overall awareness so that we can make informed daily decisions. We also recommend that you research and explore resources and calculating tools that might be available for your local community as well specifically for the industry and sector that you work in.
The below resources are a great starting point. If you know of any other groups or resources that should be included here, please share your ideas.
International
Footprint Calculator
The Ecological Footprint Calculator estimates your personal ecological footprint, calculating how your personal choices and habits influence it.
- Take the quiz - find out your personal ecological footprint
1 Million Women App
The 1 Million Women app gives you the tools to cut carbon pollution in the key areas of your everyday life focusing on home energy savings and clean energy options, minimising food waste, reducing overconsumption, investing and divesting (your money) wisely, sustainable fashion, low-impact travel and much more You will join a growing community of women acting on climate change through the way we live and will see the impact in real time that we have when we all act together.
One Small Step App
One Small Step is a social enterprise that uses technology and behavioural science to make it easy and rewarding for people to successfully adopt greener habits.
Australia
Snapshot Climate
Communities and councils have a strong and proud history of leading climate action. This tool provides greenhouse gas emission profiles at the municipal, Federal Electorate, and state level. Through offering a snapshot of local emissions, communities, decision makers and councils can continue to reduce emissions at the speed and scale required.
Snapshot Climate was developed by Beyond Zero Emissions and Ironbark Sustainability to help communities and councils plan for emissions reduction.
- Explore the greenhouse gas emission profile of your municipality.
One Small Step App
One Small Step is a social enterprise that uses technology and behavioural science to make it easy and rewarding for people to successfully adopt greener habits.
Climate Clever
Climate Clever is a free online platform to achieve carbon neutrality.
- Download the Climate Clever app for homes
- Become a Climate Clever School
- Become a Climate Clever Business
Carbon Positive Australia
Carbon Positive is a charity that brings together individuals and organisations to plant trees, working practically towards a carbon positive future.
- Learn - understand carbon, where it comes from, and how you emit it in your daily life.
- Calculate - find out your own personal carbon footprint.
- Become carbon positive - read about actions you can take to reduce your emissions and become carbon positive.
National Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Updates of Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory summarise Australia’s national emissions quarterly, providing timely information for us to understand how Australia is tracking against our targets.
- Read the report - read the quarterly update of the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Learning about reducing your emissions is part of a larger collective response. Click here to read more.
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