Climate-neutral lifestyle: Consumers lead the way

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Climate-neutral living: What steps will you take?

Creating a climate-neutral society is not an abstract goal but rather a set of real ideas about how our daily lives might look and work in future. In some respects, our lives will change in fundamental ways, whereas in other areas we can carry on as we have been doing all along. The basic characteristics of this future everyday life can already be discerned.

We can and ought to already adopt some of these features of climate-neutral living in our private lives. The "A climate-neutral lifestyle: Consumers lead the way in climate protection" brochure seeks to support you on your personal quest to live a climate-neutral lifestyle. It shows that there are many paths that lead to the same goal as not every path suits everyone. However, the pay-off is well worth it and can be achieved: living a climate-neutral lifestyle!

Write to us about your activities and experience with climate-neutral living. Read about other people’s experience and opinions (in German).

 

Personal profile: ”Sabine T.”

Character

Bon vivant. She embodies what is known as LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability). ‘What is good me is also good for the environment’. The word ‘sacrifice‘ is not in her vocabulary.

Activities

  1. Lives in a well-insulated multiple dwelling
  2. Car-sharing
  3. Cycling favoured over car driving for short trips
  4. Uses green electricity
  5. Purchases organic food
  6. Purchases energy-efficient appliances („A++ devices”)
  7. Supports environmental associations

Personal CO2e emissions

7.9 t CO2e per year

CO2e savings of others

No estimate of membership in environmental associations possible.

  • drawing of a woman with a paper shopping bag with the inscription "Bio"
    Sabine T.
    Source: Umweltbundesamt
  • Sabine T’s CO2eq emissions are 7.89 tonnes, the emissions of an average consumer 11 tonnes
    Sabine T’s CO2eq report card
    Source: Umweltbundesamt
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Personal profile: Linus L.

Character

Career professional – an executive who is on the go a lot, always under time pressure. Money is no object for him, although time is. The details of everyday life are not on his mind.

Activities

Offset payment for total CO2eq emissions (according to Gold Standard)

Personal CO2e emissions

18,3 t CO2e per year

CO2e savings of others

18.3 t CO2e per year

  • drawing of a man wearing a suit and sitting on a suitcase, typing on his notebook and looking the time on his watch
    Linus L.
    Source: Umweltbundesamt
  • Linus L.’s CO2eq emissions are 18.27 tonnes, the emissions of an average consumer 11 tonnes. Linus L. does 18.27 tonnes of CO2 savings elsewhere.
    Linus L’s CO2eq report card
    Source: Umweltbundesamt
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