Kingston Residents - Personal Actions
- Become informed on the climate emergency (Home Page features and Learn Page); talk to your friends and family
- Advocacy to all levels of government (and businesses) for BOLD climate action – mandate switch to non fossil fuel cars and trucks, stop subsidizing the fossil fuel industry, building standards, electrification of public transit, reduction of disposable plastics,…
- Reduce your own footprint:
- Buying / leasing an electric vehicle
- Eat less meat, grow some of your food, reduce food waste
- Purchase green energy – e.g. Bullfrog Electricity and Renewable Natural Gas
- Home efficiency
- Deep retrofits to reduce energy demands – See Better Homes Kingston Page
- Heating system upgrades – heat pumps (air / ground geoexchange). See Better Homes Kingston Page
- Energy efficient appliances – heat pump water heaters, heat pump clothes dryers, drain water heat recovery
- Rooftop solar. See Better Homes Kingston Page
- Switch to LED lights, diligently turn off lights not in use, use power bars or unplug chargers, etc. to reduce phantom loads, make your next computer a laptop (more energy efficient).
- Green Investing, advocacy for pension funds, pressuring banks to divest from fossil fuels.
- Fly less
- Offset flights, driving, home heating, etc.
- Buy less stuff, buy second hand, fix vs replace
- Support education of girls, family planning worldwide
- Advocate for reduced income inequality – higher minimum wage; low cost daycare; guaranteed annual income