Vivian Wang

Omplexity

Points Total

0 Today
0 This Week
251 Total

Participant Impact

up to

46

pounds of CO2

have been saved
up to

2

donations

made
up to

15

minutes

spent learning
up to

2

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
up to

1

people

helped

Vivian's Actions

Action Track: Justice for the Whole Community

Help Students Overcome Health Barriers

Health and Education

I will donate 1 Femme Kit(s) to help people who menstruate overcome health and sanitation barriers to being able to attend school.

Completed
One-Time Action

Women and Girls

Research Businesses Owned by Women, POC, or Immigrants

Sustainable Intensification for Smallholders

I will spend 15 minutes each day researching businesses owned by women, people of color, or immigrants that I can support when shopping.

Completed
One-Time Action

Transport

Purchase a Carbon Offset

Efficient Aviation

If I buy a plane ticket, I will purchase a carbon offset.

Completed
One-Time Action

Food

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

I will enjoy 1 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Land Use

Forest-Friendly Foods 2

Tropical Forest Restoration

I will replace or remove the palm oil, coffee, and cocoa products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation.

COMPLETED 0
DAILY ACTIONS

Materials

Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

Multiple Industry Solutions

I will learn about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

Uncompleted
One-Time Action

Electricity Generation

Support Companies Leading in Green Energy

Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaics, Distributed Solar Photovoltaics

I will use my spending power to reward companies leading in creating or purchasing green energy and incentivize others to invest more in green energy.

Uncompleted
One-Time Action

Materials

Practice the 5 R's

Recycling

I will Practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

COMPLETED 1
DAILY ACTION

Food

Donate

Improved Clean Cookstoves

I will donate to nonprofits that install clean cookstoves in low-income countries.

Completed
One-Time Action

Feed

Vivian Wang 6/10/2020 10:45 AM

It took more effort than I expected to look for the exact miles for each flight. Also, This action makes me want to do more research on the cash flow of carbon footprint offset.

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- A Mangai 6/12/2020 9:50 AM
  
  There is an amazing podcast on this by the BBC Documentary podcast, and I will comment again with the exact episode name when I find it.
  
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Reflection Question
Food Reduce Animal Products

Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our bodies, our planet, and other people?

Vivian Wang 5/30/2020 3:53 AM

People in richer countries have more access to meat than those in other places because they are more likely to afford it. Meats are very good sources of protein for human body, and they contain nine essential amino acids that the human body cannot make by itself. Moderate intake is good for health. On the other hand, in order to feed livestock, tremendous water consumption and land use do harm to the planet because it indirectly aggravates CO2 emission and global warning.

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Reflection Question
Food Donate

How are environmental issues like black carbon and other emissions from cooking fires or rudimentary cookstoves also human health and social justice issues? Why do these issues matter to you?

Vivian Wang 5/30/2020 1:44 AM

'Unclean' cooking - rudimentary, open-fire cooking practiced by millions of people around the world - is one of the leading causes of respiratory disease and death, especially for women, in developing countries; it is also a serious contributor to deforestation, air pollution, and continued poverty (due to the cost of fuel).

In my opinion, it's a fundamental human rights to be away from hunger and danger. If people have no choice but to be under the risk of respiratory disease and death in order to feed themselves, it is definitely the most urgent and crucial problem that needs to be solved.

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