Sustainable
Living
Life
Goals
0 1
Home
&
Energy
01
Switch
to
a
100%
renewable
electricity
tariff
One
phone
call
,
no
installation
,
and
usually
the
largest
single
change
a
household
can
make
to
its
own
emissions
.
HIGH
IM PA CT
02
Draft
-
proof
doors
and
windows
Weatherstripping
,
a
letterbox
flap
and
a
door
excluder
cost
under
$
60
and
cut
heating
demand
by
10–20%
in
most
older
homes
.
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03
Run
the
thermostat
at
68°
F
by
day
, 62°
F
at
night
A
smart
thermostat
on
a
schedule
pays
for
itself
inside
one
winter
and
removes
the
argument
about
who
turned
the
heating
up
.
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04
Insulate
the
loft
or
attic
to
current
code
Usually
the
best
-
return
retrofit
available
;
most
homes
built
before
1990
are
significantly
under
-
insulated
.
HIGH
IM PA CT
05
Replace
every
remaining
bulb
with
an
LED
Roughly
75%
less
energy
per
bulb
and
around
ten
times
the
lifespan
—
the
last
lighting
upgrade
you
will
need
to
make
.
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06
Air
-
dry
the
laundry
six
months
of
the
year
A
tumble
dryer
is
one
of
the
most
energy
-
hungry
appliances
in
the
house
,
and
it
runs
more
often
than
anything
else
in
the
kitchen
.
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Food
&
Kitchen
07
Cut
beef
to
once
a
week
Gram
for
gram
of
protein
,
beef
carries
roughly
ten
times
the
emissions
of
chicken
and
around
thirty
times
that
of
lentils
.
HIGH
IM PA CT
08
Eat
one
plant
-
based
dinner
every
day
Not
veganism
—
just
a
default
.
It
removes
the
single
biggest
item
from
most
weekly
shopping
lists
.
HIGH
IM PA CT
09
Plan
the
week
'
s
meals
before
shopping
Households
throw
away
roughly
a
third
of
the
food
they
buy
.
A
written
plan
is
the
cheapest
fix
available
.
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10
Start
composting
food
scraps
A
countertop
caddy
plus
a
garden
or
municipal
bin
keeps
methane
-
producing
waste
out
of
landfill
entirely
.
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11
Buy
loose
produce
instead
of
pre
-
wrapped
Cheaper
by
weight
in
most
stores
,
and
it
removes
packaging
you
never
asked
for
in
the
first
place
.
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12
Keep
a
"
use
it
up
"
shelf
in
the
fridge
One
visible
spot
for
food
that
has
to
be
eaten
first
.
Leftovers
go
there
,
not
to
the
back
where
they
disappear
.
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0 3
Mobility
&
Travel
13
Replace
one
car
trip
a
week
with
walking
,
cycling
or
transit
One
day
a
week
is
roughly
15%
of
your
driving
,
with
no
lifestyle
overhaul
and
no
new
equipment
.
HIGH
IM PA CT
14
Take
one
fewer
short
-
haul
return
flight
each
year
A
single
short
-
haul
return
can
outweigh
an
entire
year
of
household
electricity
consumption
.
HIGH
IM PA CT
15
Batch
errands
into
one
loop
Cold
starts
and
short
trips
burn
disproportionately
more
fuel
per
mile
than
one
longer
combined
run
.
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16
Ask
to
work
from
home
one
extra
day
a
week
Removes
a
commute
,
a
lunch
bought
out
and
a
share
of
the
office
'
s
heating
and
cooling
load
.
HIGH
IM PA CT
17
Take
the
train
instead
of
flying
under
500
km
Door
to
door
it
is
often
competitive
on
time
,
and
emissions
fall
by
roughly
80%
on
the
same
journey
.
HIGH
IM PA CT
18
Check
tyre
pressure
monthly
and
take
the
roof
rack
off
Under
-
inflated
tyres
and
unused
roof
bars
can
add
5–10%
to
fuel
consumption
for
no
benefit
at
all
.
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0 4
Buying
&
Stuff
19
Apply
a
30-
day
rule
to
non
-
essential
purchases
If
you
still
want
it
after
a
month
,
buy
it
.
Most
of
the
time
you
will
have
forgotten
what
it
was
.
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20
Buy
secondhand
first
for
furniture
,
tools
and
clothes
Check
marketplaces
,
charity
shops
and
estate
sales
before
any
retailer
.
It
is
almost
always
cheaper
and
always
lower
-
carbon
.
HIGH
IM PA CT
21
Repair
before
replacing
Find
your
nearest
repair
café
or
a
local
technician
—
phones
,
bikes
,
appliances
and
shoes
are
all
routinely
fixable
.
HIGH
IM PA CT
22
Wear
each
new
garment
at
least
thirty
times
The
"30
wears
"
test
is
the
simplest
filter
against
fast
fashion
,
and
it
reshapes
what
you
are
willing
to
pay
for
.
HIGH
IM PA CT
23
Unsubscribe
from
retail
mailing
lists
Impulse
buying
is
a
marketing
outcome
,
not
a
personal
failing
.
Remove
the
trigger
and
the
urge
goes
with
it
.
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24
Borrow
or
rent
rarely
used
tools
A
ladder
,
a
carpet
cleaner
or
a
van
gets
used
a
handful
of
times
a
year
.
Neighbours
and
hire
shops
both
work
.
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0 5
Waste
&
Circularity
25
Carry
a
zero
-
waste
kit
Bottle
,
cup
,
tote
and
cutlery
live
in
the
bag
.
It
quietly
removes
several
hundred
single
-
use
items
a
year
.
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26
Learn
your
local
recycling
rules
properly
Contaminated
bins
send
whole
loads
to
landfill
.
Five
minutes
of
reading
your
council
'
s
guidance
prevents
that
.
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27
Switch
to
refillable
cleaning
and
soap
products
Concentrates
and
refill
pouches
cut
plastic
by
60–80%
on
exactly
the
same
product
,
usually
at
a
lower
price
per
wash
.
HIGH
IM PA CT
28
Hold
a
yearly
declutter
and
donate
Everything
you
pass
on
is
one
less
thing
manufactured
new
—
and
one
less
thing
you
have
to
store
.
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29
Mend
one
garment
a
month
A
needle
,
thread
and
twenty
minutes
.
Buttons
,
hems
,
seams
and
zips
are
the
usual
casualties
.
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30
Use
proper
e
-
waste
and
hazardous
waste
routes
Batteries
,
paints
,
aerosols
and
electronics
should
never
go
into
general
refuse
.
Every
municipality
has
a
drop
-
off
.
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Water
&
Outdoors
31
Cap
showers
at
five
minutes
A
low
-
flow
head
does
the
rest
.
Together
they
cut
hot
-
water
heating
as
well
as
the
water
itself
.
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32
Fix
dripping
taps
within
a
week
A
single
slow
drip
can
waste
several
thousand
litres
a
year
.
Most
fixes
are
a
washer
or
a
cartridge
.
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33
Water
the
garden
at
dawn
,
with
greywater
where
you
can
Less
evaporation
,
less
waste
,
and
rinse
water
from
the
kitchen
does
the
job
perfectly
well
.
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34
Plant
native
,
drought
-
tolerant
species
Once
established
they
need
less
water
,
less
feed
and
no
pesticide
—
and
local
wildlife
actually
uses
them
.
HIGH
IM PA CT
35
Plant
or
fund
one
tree
a
year
Local
reforestation
groups
usually
plant
for
a
few
dollars
a
sapling
,
and
they
plant
the
right
species
for
the
site
.
HIGH
IM PA CT
36
Shrink
the
lawn
Replace
part
of
it
with
ground
cover
,
herbs
or
a
vegetable
bed
.
A
lawn
is
the
thirstiest
square
metre
most
people
own
.
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IM PA CT
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Community
&
Influence
37
Join
or
start
a
local
sustainability
group
Neighbours
sharing
insulation
quotes
,
tools
and
bulk
orders
move
faster
together
than
any
of
them
do
alone
.
HIGH
IM PA CT
38
Volunteer
once
a
month
River
clean
-
ups
,
community
gardens
,
repair
cafés
and
food
banks
need
hands
far
more
than
they
need
donations
.
HIGH
IM PA CT
39
Share
tools
and
skills
with
neighbours
A
shared
ladder
,
drill
or
van
is
a
purchase
that
never
has
to
happen
—
and
a
relationship
that
does
.
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40
Vote
and
write
to
representatives
on
local
climate
measures
Planning
,
transport
,
waste
and
building
codes
are
decided
locally
,
where
one
letter
still
carries
weight
.
HIGH
IM PA CT
41
Buy
from
local
and
independent
businesses
Shorter
supply
chains
,
less
packaging
and
money
that
stays
in
the
area
rather
than
leaving
it
.
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42
Teach
one
person
a
year
The
compounding
return
on
a
well
-
explained
habit
is
larger
than
anything
else
on
this
list
.
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IM PA CT
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Money
&
Work
43
Move
current
accounts
and
savings
to
an
ethical
bank
Most
high
-
street
banks
still
finance
fossil
fuel
expansion
with
customer
deposits
.
Switching
takes
an
afternoon
.
HIGH
IM PA CT
44
Move
your
pension
out
of
fossil
fuels
For
most
people
the
pension
pot
is
the
largest
single
financial
lever
they
own
—
far
bigger
than
anything
in
the
home
.
HIGH
IM PA CT
45
Set
a
monthly
carbon
budget
and
track
it
A
simple
spreadsheet
,
a
banking
app
tag
or
a
dedicated
tracker
.
What
is
measured
reliably
shrinks
.
HIGH
IM PA CT
46
Ask
your
employer
for
a
green
commute
benefit
Cycle
-
to
-
work
schemes
,
transit
passes
and
remote
-
day
policies
are
usually
already
costed
and
waiting
for
someone
to
ask
.
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47
Insulate
the
home
before
buying
any
offsets
Offsets
are
a
last
step
,
not
a
first
one
,
and
only
worth
buying
from
verified
removal
projects
.
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48
Review
the
whole
list
once
a
quarter
Goals
drift
.
A
fifteen
-
minute
review
every
three
months
keeps
four
or
five
of
them
genuinely
alive
.
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