Exploring Solutions

In this section, learn about actions you can take as a family to reduce your greenhouse gases emissions.

Actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions boil down to:

developping a more sober use of resources (saving) : those actions can be implemented overnight and often require only behavioral changes (eg: taking shorter showers, reducing your meat intake...)

switching to more efficient devices or programs that will reduce your intake of energy (efficiency): those actions can be implemented on the short to medium-run and often are cheap or at least not overly expensive (eg: buy a more energy efficient fridge when your old one dies, insulating your attic...)

investing in technologies that are not powered by fossil fuels (decarbonisation) : those actions often need to be planned ahead and can require some heavy investments (eg: replace your gas furnace by an electric heat-pump, buy an electric bike...)

In order to reduce our emissions at the level of speed required, they all need to be leveraged together :)

Browse by topics, to explore more actions and get inspired!

PLEASE NOTE, we only cover emissions reductions, also called mitigation, as the focus of the story is on solutions to reach a net zero greenhouse gases emissions from human activities. Adaptation to climate change, which is as pressing an issue as mitigation, is not discussed.