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Green Ambassador
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BE the CHANGE! Make a
DIFFERENCE! |
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Who…
…is a Green Ambassador?
Anyone who can make a
difference, small or big, in
saving our dying planet. Pick up
litter, recycle, reuse, spread
awareness or participate in any
such activity that contributes
towards sustainable growth. Be
the change, involve others. They
say, “Individually, we are one
drop. Together, we are an
ocean,” so get together to make
a difference in fixing the
wounds of our planet – it needs
attention, ever more than
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What…
…will Green Ambassadors have to
do?
The goal of a Green Ambassador
is to share information and
indulge in environment-friendly
practices wherever they go
(class, campus, office, home).
Their actions are required to
have a positive impact on the
environment, which can come
about as a result of the choices
of projects each Ambassador
takes up. If Green Ambassadors
choose, they can take on larger
roles in their work place to
build awareness, post
information, promote others to
take action, host events, etc. |
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How…
…can it have an impact?
As individuals, we often feel
powerless to impact our larger
environment, particularly around
the challenges of global climate
change. However, when individual
practice becomes routine in a
place, the impact is multiplied
as others learn of and adopt the
new practice. Individual action
becomes collective action, and
in the aggregate, can have a
very large cumulative impact.
This is particularly true for
energy conservation, take for
example Earth Hour. Earth Hour
2009 saw more than one billion
people participate, reducing
demands for electricity by
thousands of mega watts. |
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TAKE CHARGE! It's now in your
hands...
A Green Ambassador takes
responsibility to heal our
planet through activities that
will protect our environment and
encourage collective
participation.
Green Ambassadors show
that they care about the
environment, and are willing to
make efforts to fix damages.
The first step in initiating
change is to be aware. Being
attentive towards day-to-day
activities can show how much is
harmed unknowingly. Small
efforts can lead to large
outcomes.
Remember, nothing is too big
or small, to make a difference.
BE AWARE, TAKE CHARGE!
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Making a ton of paper from
recycled stock saves up to
saves 17 trees, 2 barrels of
oil, 4,100 kilowatts of
energy, 3.2 cubic yards of
landfill space, 60 pounds of
air pollution, and uses 50
percent less water than
making paper from virgin
fibre. REDUCE AND REUSE
PAPER!
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20 to 50 million metric tons
of electronic waste is
generated worldwide every
year. Only 11.4 percent of
that is recovered for
recycling, and of that
amount, very little actually
ends up getting recycled.
STOP TRASHING ELECTRONIC
GADGETS UNNECESSARILY!
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The Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change estimates
that 100 billion metric tons
of carbon over the next 50
years could be sequestered
through forest preservation,
tree planting and improved
agricultural management.
PLANT MORE TREES!
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For every 38,000 bills paid
online, 5,058 pounds of
greenhouse gases are avoided
and two tons of trees are
preserved. GO DIGITAL!
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Plastic is recyclable.
Recycling just one plastic
bottle saves enough energy
to power a 60W light bulb
for six hours, however,
plastics can take up to 400
years to break down in a
landfill. DON'T USE
PLASTIC, AND IF YOU DO,
RECYCLE IT!
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Lighting and office
equipment produce a lot of
heat. They account for up to
15 percent of air
conditioning costs and
greenhouse gas emissions.
Remove one tube from twin
fluoro fittings (called
de-lamping). If the area
seems a bit dim afterwards,
give the light fittings and
tubes a wipe over as dirt
reduces their output.
CLEAN UP!
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If your computer has got a
big old-style monitor, you
can cut its energy
consumption in half by
switching to a flat screen.
Better still, switch to a
laptop; you'll use 90
percent less electricity.
Computers in sleep mode
usually use less than 10
percent of the energy they
do when they're sitting
around waiting for you or
hard at work. SWITCH TO
LAPTOPS AND CHANGE TO SLEEP
MODE!
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A refrigerated drink vending
machine generates around
three tons of greenhouse
gases each year; about half
of this is due to the
display lights in it.
Getting rid of the vending
machine cuts these
emissions. REDUCE
ELECTRONIC DISPLAY!
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Over-catering by providing
too much food in forms that
cannot be stored for later
use adds to the 'embodied'
emissions of food. And if
the food waste is dumped in
landfill, it will generate
more greenhouse gas. Each
kilogramme of food disposed
of to landfill generates the
equivalent of 0.9 kg CO2.
STOP WASTING FOOD!
When driving around, avoid
high speeds. Calculations
demonstrate a decrease of
4.8 kms per gallon between
55-65 mph, which rises to
4.3 mpg between 55-70
because of wind resistance.
DRIVE SLOW AND IMPROVE
FUEL EFFICIENCY!
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