Small steps:
1. Carpool to work or events.
2. Do not sit in the car with the engine running; immediately turn your engine off once you park.
3. Get all your errands done in one trip instead of multiple.
4. Choose closer destinations, limit road trips.

Bigger steps:
5. Downsize your vehicle to best fit your needs.
6. Share cars with your household.
7. Switch to an electric vehicle.
8. Ride bicycles whenever possible.

Small steps:
1. Choose to fly at busy times to maximize passenger capacity.
2. Fly commercial instead of private.
3. Choose closer destinations whenever possible --- check out our own beautiful country instead of traveling overseas.
4. Be more selective about events to attend --- use videochat to talk friends & family more often.

Bigger steps:
5. Move closer to where you work to limit frequent flights.
6. Limit your number of flights per year.
7. Request for all meetings to be virtual.
8. Do not attend conferences or meetings that require flying.

Small steps:
1. Use less heater or A/C.
2. Switch off lights, electronics, and appliances when not in use.
3. Dry laundry on a clothesline instead of using a dryer.
4. Seal windows & doors to improve temperature control.

Bigger steps:
5. Replace gas-powered lawn equipment with electric.
6. Install home efficiency measures (heat pump, solar panels, double-paned glass, etc.)
7. Move to a region that is powered by renewable energy.
8. Transition your entire household to an off-grid lifestyle.

Small steps:
1. Buy local food, shop at farmer's markets.
2. Avoid exotic fruits and vegetables that are shipped long distances.
3. Buy less pre-packaged food --- every step of processing requires more shipping.
4. Eat less meat --- the meat industry is a major contributor to carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Bigger steps:
5. Buy raw food in bulk, cook most of your own food.
6. Start your own garden, keep chickens.
7. Fish, hunt and forage for sustenance (check local laws).
8. Go vegan.

Small steps:
1. Wash your big items, like towels & jeans, less often --- less laundry loads equals less electricity.
2. Buy higher quality clothes so they last longer.
3. Buy used clothing from places like garage sales, Facebook Marketplace, or Craiglist.
3. Instead of buying outfits for one-off events, use a clothing rental service like Nuuly

Bigger steps:
4. Repair your own clothes when they get damaged
5. Organize clothing swaps with friends/community
7. Make your own clothes with recycled fabrics
8. Adopt a minimalistic wardrobe by relying on versatile, durable, sustainabily sourced items.

Small steps:
Most major tech companies (Meta, OpenAI, Tesla, Google, Microsoft, etc) are operating datacenters powered by fossil fuels.
Using their products is adding carbon dioxide to our atmosphere.
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1. Use less internet in general, lower your screentime.
2. Limit the use of processor-heavy AI tools
3. Limit daily time on video-focused apps (TikTok, Instagram) that require intense processing.
4. Stream at lower resolution (480p instead of 4K) to cut bandwidth energy use.

Bigger steps:
5. Turn off cloud backups and automatic photo/video sync.
‍6. Switch to web hosts, email providers, and services that commit to renewable energy.
7. Trade your smartphone in for a "dumbphone"
8. Quite high-energy digital habits altogether --- stop streaming videos, gaming on cloud platforms, etc.

Small steps:
1. Take more "staycations" in your local area
2. Coordinate trips with friends & family.
3. Travel less internationally.
4. Avoid fossil-fuel powered cruise ships.

Bigger steps:
5. Extend trips when you do travel, instead of making multiple short trips.
6. Choose destinations accessible by train, bus, or ferry.
7. Limit your number traveling vacations per year.
8. Stop traveling for vacations altogether --- enjoy where you are.

Small steps:
1. Bank on your phone instead of driving to the bank.
2. Review all funds that you invest in, limit your exposure to fossil fuel companies.
3. Invest in forward-thinking stocks, such as companies working in renewable energy, nuclear energy, or hydrogen fuel cell technologies.
4. Do not support Bitcoin --- Bitcoin mining with fossil fuels is a major contributor to carbon dioxide in our atmosphere.

Bigger steps:
5. Sell stocks from companies that do not regulate their emissions
6. Invest in green bonds or community solar projects.  
7. Divest from the S&P 500 completely --- pull all of your support away from fossil fuel companies.
8. Advocate for your pension fund, employer, or bank to shift away from fossil fuel investments.