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Filippa Waerme

The Wave Makers

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 168 THIS WEEK
  • 345 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    1.0
    carbon footprint
    calculated
  • UP TO
    2,005
    minutes
    spent exercising
  • UP TO
    0.0
    stories
    shared
  • UP TO
    80
    minutes
    spent learning

Filippa's actions

Transportation

Go for a Daily Walk

Walkable Cities

I will take a walk for 45 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

COMPLETED 31
DAILY ACTIONS

Industry

Find a Local Climate-Friendly Supermarket

Refrigerant Management

I will explore the interactive map in the links below to find a supermarket that does not use HFC refrigerants near my home.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Electricity

Calculate My Household Carbon Footprint

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.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

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 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Buildings

Online Energy Audit

Multiple Solutions

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Learn about Biochar

Biochar Production

I will spend 60 minutes learning about biochar and how it can help sequester carbon.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks

Building With Carbon Storing Waste Products

Engineered Sinks

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching how people can build with carbon-storing materials - including agricultural byproducts - and discuss it with my peers or post to social media.

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.

UNCOMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

  • Filippa Waerme's avatar
    Filippa Waerme 10/29/2025 8:32 PM
    These daily walks are very stress reducing, the ocean makes me so mindful and appreciative!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Industry
    How close is the nearest climate-friendly supermarket to your home? How could you encourage local supermarket to reduce or phase out their use of HFC refrigerants?
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    Filippa Waerme 10/27/2025 4:49 PM
    I was disappointed that there are no climate-friendly supermarkets in Monterey. The closest ones, are in Santa Cruz, where they have 8 of them (including Scotts Valley and Felton), I lived in Santa Cruz last year and was frequently shopping at those supermarkets. They are a little more expensive than some other stores, but not that much different if you are buying groceries with similar production and ingredients background. They should definitely open one in Monterey, I think people would shop there!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Electricity
    After you determined your carbon footprint, did you see what different choices you can make in order to reduce it?
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    Filippa Waerme 10/27/2025 4:44 PM
    I was very surprised to see how large my carbon footprint was. I do many mindful choices in my everyday life, but then when I looked into the details of my calculated carbon footprint it made more sense. 4/5 categories, which was food, shelter, goods, services was very low. However, mobility was about 10 times larger than the others. I drive to CSUMB, otherwise I try to avoid driving the best I can. So, I am assuming that the contributor to my large carbon footprint (18.4) is my airplane trips. The majority of my trips are to Sweden to see family and friends, and I go twice a year, and then I usually do 1 or 2 more trips per year. It is difficult for me to cut down my traveling, so maybe I can look into buying an electric bike to ride to school.
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    Filippa Waerme 10/02/2025 5:47 PM
    I prefer to walk in the sand, but also thank ful for the wood trail!
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Transportation
    What have you noticed on your daily walks? What have you enjoyed? What infrastructure changes could make your walks more enjoyable or possible?
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    Filippa Waerme 10/02/2025 5:45 PM
    I enjoy the walk by the ocean and the trail. When I walk on the sidewalks and streets to get to the ocean, I am scared to get hit by a car when I’m crossing the road and many times I would have gotten hit if I would have walked when I had the right to walk.
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