@co2mmit

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Taking action to reduce our individual greenhouse gas emissions. Accepting our contribution. Changing our behavior. You can commit at co2mmit dot org
co2mmit4d ago
I started exploring #offset to find a meaningful counterbalance for the #emissions I haven't cut. Once I explored #carbon #offsets, I was disappointed at the number of problems that have been identified and studies for decades now. Read more...
#climateaction #climate
https://www.co2mmit.org/p/cant-i-just-write-a-check
Can’t I Just Write a Check

Can’t I simply purchase carbon offsets to cancel out my greenhouse gas emissions? Many carbon offsets have serious issues that impact the answer.

CO2mmit by Jim Tolbert
co2mmitMay 6
"Air travel provides incredible access + convenience... air travel is deeply tied to a sense of freedom. But true freedom also includes the agency to align our actions with our values. For those of us concerned about the climate, flying less is 1 of the most powerful, immediate choices we can make."
#travel #climate #climatechange #climateaction
https://www.co2mmit.org/p/straighten-up-and-fly-less
Straighten Up and Fly Less

Cut greenhouse gas emissions from air travel and live according to your values while still enjoying life, connecting with family & growing professionally.

CO2mmit by Jim Tolbert
co2mmitApr 29
Do #Stoic teachers like #MarcusAurelius, #Seneca and #Epictetus inform your #ClimateAction? Do you hold yourself to moral teachings beyond just doing what is legal?
https://co2mmit.substack.com/p/climate-action-stoic-twist
Climate Action with a Stoic Twist

Stoic philosophers lived around 2,000 years ago. Yet their insights, morals and writings can inform how we approach climate action in the 21st century.

CO2mmit by Jim Tolbert
co2mmitApr 26

For 2 weeks, I've used a linked quote from @Mikegrunwald in my email "signature":
Jim
@co2mmit on Substack - posts drop each Wednesday

"In reality, all emissions matter. They accumulate in the atmosphere, so every tank of gasoline, cross-country flight and fossil-fueled load of laundry makes the earth a little warmer. And anything you can do to reduce your emissions makes the problem a little easier to solve, once we collectively decide we want to solve it."
Michael Grunwald in NYT's piece

co2mmitApr 22
Heat pump case study: the real changes in #electric and #NaturalGas use, utility bills, and #CO2e #emissions after I changed from natural gas furnaces to dual fuel #HeatPump to heat my house. This is what actually changed.
Part of my #CO2 reduction wedge.
https://co2mmit.substack.com/p/heat-pump-case-study
co2mmitApr 18
Have you used infrared images to better understand where your #home leaks heat? Here's an example if you haven't yet used this tool in your #house.
https://co2mmit.substack.com/p/my-leaky-bucket
Show threadco2mmitApr 15
"Sealing up the drafts in my own home didn’t require an act of Congress or a sweeping federal mandate. It just took a bit of curiosity and a willingness to look closely at the leaky bucket I was paying to keep warm."
#emissions reduction to address #climatechange
co2mmitApr 15
"Are you keeping the #heat in your #house? Upgrading a furnace in a drafty house is like pouring more hot water into a leaky bucket. Seal the leaks before you pay to generate the heat."
Read the full discussion and see #infrared photos here:
https://co2mmit.substack.com/p/my-leaky-bucket
co2mmitApr 11
on @grist Matt Simon describes the path we need to encourage utilities to pursue. The #battery in a standard #EV is much larger than a wall-mounted battery typically installed with a residential solar system. Vehicle to grid (V2G) is a viable path for #greening the grid to reduce #greenhouse gas #emissions. #climate https://grist.org/transportation/how-evs-could-solve-a-problem-with-americas-rickety-grid/
How EVs could solve a problem with America’s rickety grid

Vehicle-to-grid technology turns EVs into a vast network of backup power. That could help stabilize the grid and advance renewables.

Grist
co2mmitApr 8
What areas in your life are you in the top 10%? Maybe the top 1%? You can probably name a few.
Here's one you might not initially think of. Yet it's important to understand what it will take to reduce global #greenhouse gas #emissions to mitigate #ClimateChange
https://co2mmit.substack.com/p/those-who-can-dont