Abhinav Paul
4/02/2019 12:40 PM
The intermeshing of disciplines from the natural sciences, social sciences, engineering and management has become essential to addressing today's environmental challenges
Abhinav Paul
"Reduce your Footprint and Go Green"
POINTS TOTAL
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- 0 THIS WEEK
- 546 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO3.0meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO30milesnot traveled by car
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UP TO30milestraveled by carpool
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UP TO20minutesspent learning
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UP TO206pounds of CO2have been saved
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UP TO1.0zero-waste mealconsumed
Abhinav's actions
Transport
Explore Other Transport Solutions
All Transport Solutions
I will spend at least 10 minutes researching other Drawdown Transport Solutions.
Transport
Stay on the Ground
#43 Airplanes, #63 Telepresence
Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).
Transport
Research and Advocate for High-Speed Rail
#66 High-Speed Rail
I will spend at least 10 minutes researching and advocating for a comprehensive high speed rail network in my country/region.
Transport
Test Drive an Electric Bike
#69 Electric Bikes
I will test drive an electric bike at a local distributor to see if it makes sense to use one in place of my car, or to extend the area I can cover by bike.
Transport
Improve a Bus Stop
#37 Mass Transit
I will improve a bus stop in my neighborhood by posting the stop schedule, adding seating or shelter, adding art or flowers, picking up litter, or implementing some other small improvement.
Transport
Try Carpooling
#75 Ridesharing
I will commute by carpool 30 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 60.35 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.
Food
Reduce Animal Products
#4 Plant-Rich Diet
I will enjoy 3 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.
Food
Zero-waste Cooking
#3 Reduced Food Waste
I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day
Transport
Advocate For Greener Vehicles
#26 Electric Vehicles
I will assess the vehicles used by my company or college and advocate for a purchasing policy focused on electric and fuel-efficient vehicles
Participant Feed
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REFLECTION QUESTIONTransport Improve a Bus StopHow can you advocate for transportation systems which minimize environmental impact while also meeting human needs?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONTransport Research and Advocate for High-Speed RailWhat are the factors that influence your choice of transportation? These can include things like money, time, and convenience, as well as perceptions of danger or safety. What would need to change for you to regularly choose more climate-friendly options?
Abhinav Paul 4/02/2019 12:36 PMQualitative data analysis revealed three main themes with several factors that affected choice of transport mode in older adolescents: personal factors (including autonomy, financial aspect and health), social factors (including social influence) and physical environmental factors (including travel time, accessibility -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransport Explore Other Transport SolutionsWhat did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?
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REFLECTION QUESTIONTransport Test Drive an Electric BikeHalf of all trips made in the US are three miles or less; 72% of them are driven. Private vehicles account for 60% of trips of a mile or less. Do you often drive short distances instead of biking or walking? If so, how might incorporating an electric bike into your lifestyle help you make more climate-friendly choices?
Abhinav Paul 4/02/2019 12:33 PMWe believe the world is best seen from the seat of a bicycle. No longer are the greatest views reserved for the hard-core riders. With electric-assist, you can ride further and see more of the world than ever before. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransport Advocate For Greener VehiclesHow does advocating for green vehicles in your community connect to your values? How might you be able to get others involved in advocating for the shift to fuel-efficient vehicles?
Abhinav Paul 4/02/2019 12:27 PMThe government is preparing a fresh policy for promotion of electric vehicles, which will be rolled out initially on a smaller scale to ensure smoother transition and better cooperation from the automobile sector.
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REFLECTION QUESTIONTransport Stay on the GroundWhat was your process like for restructuring your trip? How can you avoid more air travel in the future?
Abhinav Paul 4/02/2019 12:22 PMTake one round-trip flight between New York and California, and you’ve generated about 20 percent of the greenhouse gases that your car emits over an entire year. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransport Try CarpoolingList some of the places you frequent often (work, grocery store, natural areas). Could you choose one or two days a week to schedule driving with a friend, neighbor or co-worker to these places?
Abhinav Paul 4/02/2019 12:15 PMI travel to my workplace daily with 3 of my coworkers and hence saving fuel and nature. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Reduce Animal ProductsIn your opinion, what contributes to people in North America eating more meat than any other countries? What does this say about North American values and ways of living?
Abhinav Paul 4/02/2019 12:08 PMThe culture of North America refers to the arts and other manifestations of human activities and achievements from the continent of North America. ... The resultant mix of Western and native customs would form what is now called North American culture -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood Zero-waste CookingHow are environmental issues like black carbon and other emissions from cooking fires or rudimentary cookstoves also human health and social justice issues? Why do these issues matter to you?
Abhinav Paul 4/02/2019 12:07 PMthis issue matters as it is an Inefficient or "rudimentary" cooking fires and stoves don't burn the wood or dung fuel completely. That makes a lot of smoke! The cook — usually a woman — and her children wind up inhaling those fumes, which obviously hurts their health. That incomplete combustion also creates CO and CO2, a greenhouse gas, and thus contributes to global warming -
Abhinav Paul 4/02/2019 11:21 AMThe future will either be green or not at all.