Nikyle Bakrania

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching heat pumps to see if installing one makes sense for my home/building.

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

I will enjoy 2 meatless or vegan meals each day of the challenge.

I will practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

I will complete a plastics audit to see where plastics show up in my life and determine how I can reduce the use of single-use plastics.

I will spend at least 120 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of micro wind.

I will spend 120 minutes learning about the climate impact of refrigerants and what climate-friendly refrigerants are by using the links below.

Using Drawdown's Job Function Action Guide, I will learn about climate actions I can take at work.

I will replace 20 incandescent lightbulbs with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

I will use seaweed in a new recipe.

I will avoid buying and using 2 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

I will visit a coastal or ocean site to experience the ecosystem and look for the presence of macroalgae/seaweed.

I will learn about sustainable fashion and begin practicing it in my own life.

I will talk to one of our Colt DCS Mental Health Champions to discuss mental health in the workplace.