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Drawdown Ecochallenge

Macrae Robeson

Asheville High School Spring 2024!

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
5 THIS WEEK
266 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

29

stories

shared
UP TO

90

minutes

spent learning

Macrae's actions

Health and Education

Research Barriers to Participation and Representation

Family Planning and Education

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the barriers to women's equal participation and representation around the world.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Learn More About Geothermal Energy

Geothermal Power

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Learn More about Micro Wind

Micro Wind Turbines

I will spend at least 20 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of micro wind.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Learn More about Biomass

Biomass Power

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of biomass.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Share to Social Media: Electricity

Electricity

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

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Land Sinks

Research Peatlands

Peatland Protection and Rewetting

I will spend 30 minutes researching the environmental benefits of peatlands and what is being done around the world to conserve and restore them.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health and Education

Learn about the Need for Family Planning

Family Planning and Education

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Research the Climate Impact of Refrigerants

Refrigerant Management

I will spend 30 minutes learning about the climate impact of refrigerants and what climate-friendly refrigerants are by using the links below.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Research Local Waste and Recycling Depots

To learn more about what is and is not recyclable in our area as well as how to properly dispose of hard to recycle materials to reduce my harmful impacts on the local environment AND learn how indigenous peoples and POC are more likely to be impacted by waste sites and pollution on a global scale.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Transportation

Share to Social Media: Transportation

Transportation

Through social media (LinkedIn or Instagram), I will share what I've learned about the Transportation sector and solutions and tag Ecochallenge.org.

COMPLETED 10
DAILY ACTIONS

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Land Sinks Research Peatlands

Much of Indonesia's peatlands have been drained so they could be replaced with palm oil or pulp and paper plantations. How can you make choices that help to protect peatlands, even if you live far away from one?

Macrae Robeson 5/07/2024 9:00 AM

To help protect peatlands you can prevent fire and preserve land, more ways to help are restoring drained and damaged peatlands, and keeping carbon locked into the peatlands. Peatlands supply food, fibre, and other local products that sustain economies.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Health and Education Learn about the Need for Family Planning

What did you learn about the need for family planning? How do the needs of different people in different places compare to each other?

Macrae Robeson 5/03/2024 6:27 AM

I learned that family planning is where you decide with your family how many children you are choosing to have and when you are planning on having the children. Family planning services provide pregnancy testing and counseling, Services to help people achieve pregnancy, including preconception health services. Family planning services are different for everyone in different places and people because modern contraceptive use is different across countries.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation Share to Social Media: Transportation

Have you been sharing what you learned throughout Drawdown Ecochallenge? How have people responded?

Macrae Robeson 5/02/2024 8:56 AM

I have told my mom and some of my other family members about the drawdown eco challenge because I think it's an easy way to realize how much we actually give and take away from the planet. The eco-challenge is an easy and fun way to learn more about our only planet and to try and save it.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Industry Research the Climate Impact of Refrigerants

What did you learn about the climate impact of refrigerants? How do supermarkets contribute to this impact?

Macrae Robeson 4/30/2024 10:02 AM

The climate impact of refrigerants is that they go into the climate and begin a warming period.

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