Meg Murray

I will spend at least 15 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

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

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meals each day of the challenge.

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

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Drawdown Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation, and commit to reducing my food waste throughout 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.

After researching the incentives at the federal, state, utility, and local levels, I will contact a local installer/distributor for a solar panel installation consultation on my house.

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option. If my utility does not offer one, I will purchase Renewable Energy Credits to match my usage.

I will write or call 4 elected officials telling them not to support fossil fuel subsidies and instead support wind energy generation.

I will avoid buying and using 1 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

I will plan ahead to use paper products only made from post-consumer recycled paper for my home or office.

I will spend at least 10 minutes researching and advocating for a comprehensive high speed rail network in my country/region.

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

When they are available, I will purchase products made from bamboo instead of wood, plastic, or metal.