EcoChallenge.org

Drawdown EcoChallenge

April 3 - April 24, 2019

yousif jameel

Environmental Eagles

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
760 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

0.0

miles

traveled by bus
UP TO

43

minutes

spent learning
UP TO

8.0

zero-waste meals

consumed
UP TO

0.0

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

0.0

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

0.0

miles

not traveled by car

yousif's actions

Food

Learn More about Regenerative Agriculture

#11 Regenerative Agriculture

I will spend at least 5 minutes learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn the Truth About Expiration Dates

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will spend at least 5 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food

Learn More about Silvopasture

#9 Silvopasture

I will spend at least 5 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Research and Consider Switching to a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle

#26 Electric Vehicles

I will spend at least 5 minutes researching and weighing my options to see if a hybrid or electric vehicle makes sense for my lifestyle.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More about Wave and Tidal Energy

#29 Wave and Tidal

I will spend at least 1 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of wave and tidal energy.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More about Biomass

#34 Biomass

I will spend at least 1 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Action Track: Social Justice

Learn about Local Indigenous Practices

#39 Indigenous Peoples' Land Management

I will spend at least 1 minutes learning how local indigenous tribes are caring for the land by attending a training, workshop, or presentation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Research Cement Alternatives

#36 Alternative Cement

I will spend at least 1 minutes researching cement alternatives that reduce the carbon footprint of concrete.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transport

Explore Other Transport Solutions

All Transport Solutions

I will spend at least 1 minutes researching other Drawdown Transport Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 1

#5 Tropical Forests

I will spend at least 1 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More About Geothermal Energy

#18 Geothermal

I will spend at least 1 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Materials

Properly Dispose of Refrigerants

#1 Refrigerant Management

I will spend at least 1 minutes learning how to properly dispose of my refrigerator, freezer, and other refrigerants at the end of their useful lives.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Learn More about Micro Wind

#76 Micro Wind

I will spend at least 1 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of Micro Wind.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity Generation

Explore Other Electricity Generation Solutions

All Electricity Generation Solutions

I will spend at least 1 minutes researching other Drawdown Electricity Generation Solutions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Women and Girls

Support Women-Owned Businesses

#62 Women Smallholders

I will spend 1 minutes each day researching women-owned businesses I can support when shopping.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Zero-waste Cooking

#3 Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

#4 Plant-Rich Diet

I will enjoy 0 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Use

Research Peatlands

#13 Peatlands

I will spend 0 minutes researching the environmental benefits of peatlands and what is being done around the world to conserve and restore them.

COMPLETED 8
DAILY ACTIONS

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 0 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 0.0 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity Generation

Had you ever heard of biomass techonology before you took this challenge? What did you learn that surprised you? Share this with your friends!
yousif jameel 4/04/2019 1:05 PM
people use so much eletricity

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- Lisa Toulon 4/05/2019 4:40 AM
  I agree, Yousif. Have you changed any of your habits about using electricity since you started this challenge. What did you learn about the biomass technoloy?
  
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REFLECTION QUESTION
Women and Girls

Globally, women typically invest a higher proportion of their earnings in their families and communities than men. How can you better support communities by supporting women? Can you share any past experiences that may help others take action?
yousif jameel 4/04/2019 1:05 PM
girls have to do all of the work and boys do mostly nothing.

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- Lisa Toulon 4/05/2019 4:43 AM
  Is that true for all countries? I wonder if "work" is defined differently for girls and boys.
  
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yousif jameel 4/04/2019 1:04 PM
I didn't know that women make up 43 percent of the agricultural labor force and produce 60 to 80 percent of food crops in poorer parts of the world.

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- Abelina Khochaba 4/12/2019 11:31 AM
  Wow i never new that that's cool.
  
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- Lisa Toulon 4/05/2019 4:43 AM
  That is new for me too. You taught me something new!
  
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yousif jameel 4/04/2019 12:59 PM
I HATE THIS GUY.
from yousif to harry potter kids.

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- Lisa Toulon 4/05/2019 4:43 AM
  Not sure this relates to our Environmental Challenge...
  
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yousif jameel 4/04/2019 12:55 PM
i didnt know that Scientists estimate the Kigali accord will reduce global warming by nearly one degree Fahrenheit. Still, the bank of HFCs will grow substantially before all countries halt their use. Because 90 percent of refrigerant emissions happen at end of life, effective disposal of those currently in circulation is essential. After being carefully removed and stored, refrigerants can be purified for reuse or transformed into other chemicals that do not cause warming.

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- Lisa Toulon 4/05/2019 4:51 AM
  Great information. Thanks for sharing. This made me want to learn more. I read the article linked below. They have an interesting solution people can do:
  - "Maximize the efficiency of the fridge or freezer you have by keeping the coils clean and filling empty space in the freezer with jugs of water."
  https://www.greenamerica.org/new-green-tech-promise-and-pitfalls/climate-friendly-fridges-are-truly-cool
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yousif jameel 4/04/2019 12:48 PM
I didn't know that The power sector currently accounts for around 40 percent of annual greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere, making it the highest-emitting sector, followed by industry and transportation.

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- Lisa Toulon 4/05/2019 4:54 AM
  I did not either. That is a lot! Why do much? How can we reduce it?
  
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yousif jameel 4/04/2019 11:56 AM
I didn't know that The heat energy contained below the earth’s surface is about 100 billion times more than current world energy consumption.

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- Lisa Toulon 4/05/2019 4:55 AM
  Interesting fact. Would we be able to use this heat energy? Would there be any potential problems if we do?
  
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yousif jameel 4/04/2019 11:53 AM
I didn't know that In recent decades, tropical forests have suffered extensive clearing, fragmentation, degradation, and depletion of biodiversity. that was really interesting

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yousif jameel 4/04/2019 11:36 AM
I didn't know that he Pantheon was a Roman temple commissioned during the consulship of Marcus Agrippa 2,000 years ago and completed by the emperor Hadrian about 128 AD.

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yousif jameel 4/04/2019 10:40 AM
I didn't know that Wave- and tidal-energy systems harness natural oceanic flows—among the most powerful and constant dynamics on earth—to generate electricity.

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