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Climate Action


Things You Can Do To Make a Difference, as an Individual

Select each option that applies to you, then click Calculate Final Score at the bottom of the page.

Some extra information about the Methodology.

1. Do you work in a climate-focused organisation?
Weight: 13%
You already work in a climate-focused organisation e.g:
• companies making or deploying solar panels, wind farms, hydroelectric power, geothermal plants, nuclear fusion reactors, heat pumps, e-cars, batteries, green buildings, grid modernisation, sustainable agriculture, forestry and food, low-carbon fuels, low-CO2 cement, CCS, recycling, waste management etc.
• climate-related NGOs, modern government environment programmes or international climate bodies
• academic research, education, teaching, technology development, weather/climate modelling, space agencies
• carbon accounting, auditing, ESG analysis, ecology, circular economy, climate-tech investing, environmental law

2. Do you live an aeroplane-free life?
Weight: 13%
You no longer fly in aeroplanes for work or holidays.

3. Do you live a car-free life?
Weight: 12%
You no longer drive a car to work or for daily errands.

4. Have you shifted to a battery-electric car?
Weight: 10%
You bought a BEV instead of a petrol or diesel car.

5. Did you sacrifice one long-haul return flight this year?
Weight: 10%
For example, this year, you decided to forego one long-distance round trip like Paris-Washington DC, or Tokyo-Sydney, or Shanghai-London, for environmental reasons.

6. Do you buy renewable electricity for your home?
Weight: 8%
You deliberately purchase renewable energy sources instead of buying a conventional energy mix.

7. Have you shifted to public transport as your main mode of transport?
Weight: 6%
You use public buses, metros, trams and trains as your main way of getting around.

8. Have you refurbished your house for increased energy-efficiency?
Weight: 4%
You invested in thermal insulation, new windows, sealing air draughts etc, and now live in a high-energy-efficiency house.

9. Have you installed a heat pump at home?
Weight: 4%
You use a heat pump instead of oil or gas for heating.

10. Did you sacrifice one medium-distance return flight this year?
Weight: 4%
For example, this year, you decided to forego one medium-distance round trip like Madrid-Oslo, or New York-Miami, or Beijing-Hong Kong, for environmental reasons.

11. Have you opted for a fully vegetarian diet?
Weight: 4%
You eat a fully vegetarian diet (i.e. no meat or fish).

12. Have you shifted to a plug-in hybrid car?
Weight: 2%
You use a hybrid-electric vehicle instead of a petrol/diesel car.

13. Do you opt for lower-carbon meats, like chicken, fish or tofu?
Weight: 2%
You replace beef with poultry, fish, tofu or soyabean alternatives.

14. Do you produce your own renewable electricity?
Weight: 2%
You produce solar energy or wind energy with your own small-scale system.

15. Do you regularly opt for active transport, like walking and cycling?
Weight: 2%
You cycle or walk for short distances, e.g. to work or to the shops.

16. Do you normally buy local or regional foods at the supermarket?
Weight: 2%
You buy mainly locally produced food from your own area.

17. Do you sort and recycle your household rubbish?
Weight: 1%
You recycle glass, metal, plastic, paper and organic waste on a regular basis.

18. Do you buy fewer clothes?
Weight: 1%
You choose to buy fewer clothes and repair what you have.

Score: 0%