Rebecca McMahan

I will spend at least 4 minutes learning about green gentrification and how it relates to city planning for climate action.

I will replace 2 incandescent lightbulbs with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

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 5 minutes researching heat pumps to see if installing one makes sense for my home/building.

I will spend at least 10 minutes finding out if my city, region, state, or country offers incentives for retrofitting existing buildings.

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 spend at least 5 minutes researching and advocating for a comprehensive high speed rail network in my country/region.

I will take a walk for 20 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

I will donate to supply a community with reproductive health supplies.

I will spend 10 minutes learning about biochar and how it can help sequester carbon.

Through social media (LinkedIn or Instagram), I will share what I've learned about gender inequity in education and tag Ecochallenge.org.

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 spend at least 7 minutes researching how people can build with carbon-storing materials - including agricultural byproducts - and discuss it with my peers or post to social media.

I will spend 7 minutes researching and shopping from 5 businesses owned by women, people of color, or immigrants.

I will spend at least 5 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

I will connect with a local nonprofit working on issues affecting women, girls, trans people, and/or nonbinary people in my community, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

I will explore the interactive map in the links below to find a supermarket that does not use HFC refrigerants near my home.

I will spend at least 5 minutes researching the impact of my diet to see how it contributes to deforestation.

I will plant 1 trees in my community, public parks, or backyard.

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

Using the Seafood Watch guide, I will feature a sustainable seafood ingredient in a new recipe.

I will spend at least 5 minutes learning more about the barriers to women's equal participation and representation around the world.

I will spend 2 minutes learning about the climate impact of refrigerants and what climate-friendly refrigerants are by using the links below.