How to help the environment digitally
“Let’s support planet at every finger stroke”
-Ruchi Vipasa
We are living in a digital world and using laptops, tablets, phones all the time. According to Statista, as of January 2021, there were 4.66 billion active internet users worldwide - 59.5 per cent of the global population. Of this total, 92.6 per cent (4.32 billion) accessed the internet via mobile devices.
USE A GREEN SEARCH ENGINE
Just to put some context, the carbon footprint of our gadgets, the internet and the systems supporting them account for about 3.7% of global greenhouse emissions, according to some estimates. It is similar to the amount produced by the airline industry globally.
Tech company Ecoasia, decided to fight climate change and created a search engine that plants trees every time we use the browser. They are transparent about all their endeavours, publish timely reports on where the money was spent.
INVEST IN GREEN ENERGY
We all do some sort of financial planning - we put money aside in a savings account, invest in stocks, buy properties etc. Here in this section, we want to talk about financial planning. Usually, there is a brokerage that helps us pick the type of companies that will bring us to benefit in the long run. Unfortunately, the majority of banks invest heavily in fossil fuels and unsustainable corporations. Ask your broker about sustainable companies and invest there.
If you want some recommendations, then please feel free to drop in some comments below.
SIGN PETITIONS FIGHTING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Organisations like Greenpeace, PETA or Change.org are working hard to bring awareness, empower and engage us all to build a better world by being the most influential social change agents in the world.
empower ordinary people to become powerful campaigners on the issues they care about
mobilize people to join together and contribute their voice, time, and money to advance these campaigns
engage decision-makers to compel them to respond to the public demand generated by each campaign
SPREAD AWARENESS
Did we say that almost 60% of the world population is using the internet? Sustainability issues can be shared in form of status updates, tweets, photographs, blog posts and videos and can create ongoing conversations with a wide range of people, all over the world. So by sharing, retweeting or liking, you have the power to contribute to mass environmental communication and education
At VIPASA, we care about the world we live in, our products are sustainably sourced and, eco friendly. read about our conscious consumerism efforts.
Are you ready to make small changes in your life towards a zero-waste lifestyle? You will like our tips here
