Ecochallenge.org

Drawdown Ecochallenge

October 1 - October 31, 2023

Srivathsa Voleti Venkata

GTA Eco-Stars

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
520 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

33

locally sourced meals

consumed
UP TO

111

zero-waste meals

consumed
UP TO

1.0

lightbulb

replaced
UP TO

100

stories

shared
UP TO

1.0

hour

volunteered
UP TO

90

minutes

spent outdoors
UP TO

10

minutes

spent learning

Srivathsa's actions

Industry

Green My Job

Industry

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Solar Water Consultation

Solar Hot Water

I will contact a local installer/distributor to see if a solar water heater makes sense for my house.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Support Local Food Systems

Plant-Rich Diets

I will source 2 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.

COMPLETED 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Food Waste

Reduced Food Waste

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.

COMPLETED 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Zero-Waste Cooking

Reduced Food Waste

I will cook 1 meals with zero-waste each day.

COMPLETED 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Electricity

Choose LED Bulbs

LED Lighting

I will replace 1 incandescent lightbulbs with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Choose Renewable Energy or Purchase Renewable Energy Credits

Onshore Wind Turbines, Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaics

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Learn about Biochar

Biochar Production

I will spend 30 minutes learning about biochar and how it can help sequester carbon.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Restore Wetlands

Coastal Wetland Restoration

I will volunteer 2 hours with a wetland restoration project in my region to learn about the importance of wetlands.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Visit the Coast

Macroalgae Protection and Restoration

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

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Improve a Bus Stop

Public Transit

I will improve a bus stop in my neighborhood by posting the stop schedule, adding seating or shelter, adding art or flowers, picking up litter, or implementing some other small improvement.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Share to Social Media: Industry

Industry

Through social media (LinkedIn or Instagram), I will share what I've learned about Industry Solutions and tag Ecochallenge.org.

COMPLETED 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Industry

Plastics Audit

Reduced Plastics

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.

COMPLETED 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation

How can you advocate for transportation systems which minimize environmental impact while also meeting human needs?
Srivathsa Voleti Venkata 10/31/2023 8:59 AM
Walk or bike when you can.
Use the bike-share programs if your city or town has them.

Take public transit when possible.

Carpool with friends instead of driving alone.

Use ride-sharing services.

Plan ahead to make the most of your trips and “trip chain.” If your grocery store is near other places you need to visit, do it all at once.

Work from home periodically if your job allows it.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry

What actions will you take to green your job?
Srivathsa Voleti Venkata 10/31/2023 8:54 AM
Recycle, Reduce food waste, conserve water.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity

Your utility company is able to tell you your average energy usage. Ask them how your energy usage compares to others in your ZIP code, region, and/or state. What other steps can you take each day to reduce your electricity usage?
Srivathsa Voleti Venkata 10/30/2023 11:11 AM
There are several steps to reduce the electricity usage:-
1. Using the power when needed.
2. Usage of water indirectly impacts the electricity usage .
3. Using steps than elevator or lift.
4. I will use and prefer sunlight than using lights in the day time.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity

Diversifying our energy supply and improving public health are just two benefits of renewable energy. What other motivators inspire you to consider installing a solar water heater in your home?
Srivathsa Voleti Venkata 10/30/2023 9:56 AM
The main reason of using the solar water heater was:-
1. In our home place most of the times we will be seeing the sun, sun will be there even in winter seasons and in rainy seasons.
2. Where we can get the hot water for long lasting time.
3, And it was the pure form of heating the water.
4. And one time investment, low maintenance.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Electricity

Changing lightbulbs is an excellent first step toward energy efficiency! What's next for you?
Srivathsa Voleti Venkata 10/30/2023 9:33 AM
Trying to install solar street lights at our home place.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

What coastal site did you visit and what did you learn while there?
Srivathsa Voleti Venkata 10/30/2023 8:20 AM
The coastal site we will be visiting regularly was, there was a place called Kothapatnam beach it was far of 8KM's from my home. We can learn so many things from mother nature.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

What did you do in your volunteering? What did you learn? (Please post a photo if you have one!)
Srivathsa Voleti Venkata 10/30/2023 8:17 AM
We group of friend's will be going to beach on every weekend, and we will spend 1hour to clean some of the area's where there was plastic and any of the waster was thrown, we will collect them into one place and we will dispose them into garbage bin's.
And we will spend some time at sun set time.
we can see that in some of the places when we have cleaned at that places some of the crabs are started coming into the shore.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Can biochar provide additional benefits besides sequestering carbon?
Srivathsa Voleti Venkata 10/30/2023 8:12 AM
Biochar is considered one of the best organic fertilizers due to its stability and ability to retain nutrients that reduce leaching

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry

What was the hardest item to reduce using or cut out that is plastic? Did you find a way to do it?
Srivathsa Voleti Venkata 10/30/2023 8:06 AM
The hardest time to cut the plastic was in the covid time, where people can't able to use the same things.
And I started my way's to cut the plastic was I will be using the jute bags whenever I am going out to buy the vegetables or any type of things I will use jute bag instead of plastic covers.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry

Have you been sharing what you learned throughout Drawdown Ecochallenge? How have people responded?
Srivathsa Voleti Venkata 10/30/2023 8:00 AM
I have started the sharing some of the ideas from long back, yeah some of my friend's have been responded and we have made some of the setup on there building's.
For example on one of my building we have installed solar panels for power supply.

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- Anan Srivilai 10/30/2023 8:03 AM
  I have been sharing what I learned and it's nice to read what others have learned as well.
  
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