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April 3 - April 24, 2019
Cornelia Schalch 's avatar

Cornelia Schalch

University of Cambridge

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 406 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    45
    meatless or vegan meals
    consumed
  • UP TO
    360
    miles
    not traveled by car
  • UP TO
    360
    miles
    traveled by bus
  • UP TO
    346
    pounds of CO2
    have been saved

Cornelia's actions

Transport

Purchase a Carbon Offset

#43 Airplanes

If I buy a plane ticket, I will purchase a carbon offset.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Choose Renewable Energy or Purchase Renewable Energy Credits

#2 Wind Turbines (Onshore), #8 Solar Farms

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option. If my utility does not offer one, I will purchase Renewable Energy Credits to match my usage.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 3 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 15
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 60 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to -15.06 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 6
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Recycle Everything I Can

#55 Household Recycling

I will recycle all materials that are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community.

COMPLETED 7
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Install a Low-Flow Showerhead

#46 Water Saving - Home

I will save up to 15 gallons (56 L) of water a day by installing a low-flow showerhead.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Materials Recycle Everything I Can
    How could you incorporate other "R's" -- reduce, reuse, refuse, repair, repurpose, etc. -- into your lifestyle? How does considering implementing these "R's" make you feel?

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    Cornelia Schalch 4/24/2019 3:33 AM
    Currently I do reuse and repair as many things as possible. But I have become aware that I have potential in reducing my wardrobe without renewing it.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transport Use Public Transit
    How has your access to various kinds of transporation throughout your life influenced your current attitudes about transportation and your transportation behavior?

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    Cornelia Schalch 4/08/2019 1:28 PM
    Public transportation was always an important means of transport for me. However it took me a major life crisis to sell my car and to move into town to improve the access to the public train and transportation networks. Since then I enjoy being a pedestrian and my life’s rhythm has got much closer to nature again.
  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Food Reduce Animal Products
    In 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?

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    Cornelia Schalch 4/08/2019 1:14 PM
    Apparently inequality is one of the drivers for eating more meat: it seems to reflect a sort of wealth and is therefore copied by less wealthy people. 
    Personally I have the impression that eating meat is also related to a feeling of power over other creatures and therefore may satisfy rather powerless people’s need for empowerment and self esteem.