Roopal Sharma

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 share a business carbon calculator and encourage my organization to improve our sustainable practices.

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

I will donate to supply a community with reproductive health supplies.

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

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 raise funds to help make school affordable for girls around the world.

I will use seaweed in a new recipe.

I will support a community garden by volunteering, donating, or advocating for a new or existing one.

I will ask my local seafood market or grocery store if their seafood is sustainable and share the Seafood Watch resources so they can stock sustainable options.

Using the Seafood Watch guide, I will feature a sustainable seafood ingredient in a new recipe.

I will contact the fossil fuel companies that supply energy in my community and ask how they manage and reduce methane leakage.

I will set up or join a recycling program at my workplace or school.

I will donate to Native American Rights Fund, which protects tribal natural resources and environmental rights and promotes Native American Human Rights.

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.

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

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.

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment.

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

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 only purchase wood and paper products from ecologically certified sources like Forest Stewardship Council.

I will watch Drawdown’s Climate Solutions 101 and share what I learned with others.

I will test drive an electric bike at a local distributor to see if it makes sense to use one in place of my car, or to extend the area I can cover by bike.

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