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One bus can remove 30 cars from the road

Not all clean changes to transport need to be high-tech. Public transport, such as a bus or local train, can produce just a sixth of the emissions per passenger of a similar journey made by car.

Some easy steps can be taken to reduce waste associated with food, such as buying and consuming only what you need, freezing fresh food to eat at a later date, and buying food with minimal packaging.

Meat and dairy farming uses a lot of land and water. Livestock farming also generates greenhouse gas emissions, so reducing the demand for meat and dairy will have a big impact on the climate.

Swapping red meat for plant-based proteins, such as beans, nuts, and tofu can shrink emissions 100 fold. And plant milks can be three times greener than dairy. Buying local might seem crucial, but transport only represents a small part of our food footprint. So, what we eat matters more than where it’s come from.

Replacing some car based journeys with active ways of travelling, such as walking and cycling, is good for the environment and also has physical health benefits.

Your money, what you buy and where you spend it, often has a great impact on what your society looks like and what it values.

Although the magnitude of climate change may make individuals feel helpless, individual action is critical for meaningful change - Mia Armstrong

Many ecosystems can recover after being disturbed and damaged by natural forces (flooding) or human impact (pollution). Methods to help kickstart or accelerate recovery can involve removal of the cause of the of the disturbance, cleanup and re-vegetation, and reintroduction of species that have been lost. In some cases, conditions have changed too much for rollback and a different ecosystem is created and managed.

Global energy consumption is not decreasing, but moving to cleaner and more efficient technology can help mitigate climate change