Siddhartha Lama
POINTS TOTAL
- 0 TODAY
- 0 THIS WEEK
- 580 TOTAL
participant impact
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UP TO15meatless or vegan mealsconsumed
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UP TO232minutesspent learning
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UP TO69minutesbeing mindful
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UP TO27treesplanted
Siddhartha 's actions
Action Track: Accelerating Solutions
Research and Advocate for High-Speed Rail
High-Speed Rail
I will spend at least 10 minutes researching and advocating for a comprehensive high speed rail network in my country/region.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Eat Mindfully
I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Smaller Portions
Reduced Food Waste
I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Keep Track of Wasted Food
Reduced Food Waste
I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Earth Month Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.
Industry
Research Cement Alternatives
Alternative Cement
I will spend at least 10 minutes researching cement alternatives that reduce the carbon footprint of concrete.
Industry
Research the Climate Impact of Refrigerants
Refrigerant Management
I will spend 10 minute(s) learning about the climate impact of refrigerants and what climate-friendly refrigerants are by using the links below.
Land Sinks
Plant Trees
Temperate Forest Restoration
I will plant 10 tree(s) in my community, public parks, or backyard.
Land Sinks
Research Peatlands
Peatland Protection and Rewetting
I will spend 10 minutes researching the environmental benefits of peatlands and what is being done around the world to conserve and restore them.
Land Sinks
Learn More about Silvopasture
Silvopasture
I will spend at least 10 minutes watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.
Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks
Building With Carbon Storing Waste Products
Engineered Sinks
I will spend at least 10 minutes researching how people can build with carbon-storing materials - including agricultural byproducts - and discuss it with my peers in person or by posting to social media.
Coastal, Ocean, and Engineered Sinks
Learn about Biochar
Biochar Production
I will spend 25 minute(s) learning about biochar and how it can help sequester carbon.
Buildings
Explore Other Buildings Solutions
All Buildings Solutions
I will spend at least 25 minutes researching other Drawdown Buildings Solutions.
Buildings
Plan to Insulate
Insulation
I will find out how to make my home more energy efficient through better insulation and weatherization.
Transportation
Advocate For Greener Vehicles
Electric Cars, Hybrid Cars, Efficient Trucks
I will assess the vehicles used by my company or college and advocate for a purchasing policy focused on electric and fuel-efficient vehicles
Transportation
Conduct Virtual Meetings
Telepresence
I will encourage my office to hold meetings virtually whenever possible instead of requiring travel.
Transportation
Explore Other Transportation Solutions
All Transportation Solutions
I will spend at least 25 minutes researching other Drawdown Transportation Solutions.
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use
Reduce Animal Products
Plant-Rich Diets
I will enjoy 3 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.
Electricity
Explore Other Electricity Solutions
All Electricity Solutions
I will spend at least 200 minutes researching other Drawdown Electricity Solutions.
Electricity
Support Companies Leading in Green Energy
Utility-Scale Solar Photovoltaics, Distributed Solar Photovoltaics
I will use my spending power to reward companies leading in creating or purchasing green energy and incentivize others to invest more in green energy.
Participant Feed
Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.
To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?
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Siddhartha Lama 4/30/2021 6:41 PMThis Year eco challenge was really great, I really enjoyed this even though I don't attend the school anymore and I look forward to joining the HMS team every year for the eco challenge. :P -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransportation Conduct Virtual MeetingsHow can you ensure that your virtual meetings honor your values and your company's culture?
Siddhartha Lama 4/30/2021 6:39 PMIn the drawdown book they include telepresence as a possible solution which I thought was pretty interesting. it helps slow down travel, meetings, ect. which is really good so we can reduce the overall carbon food print of society, at the moment this is basically zoom which we all know that it's nice but after like 20 minutes it is not a great experience, but I think that we should do online meeting's for people who live farther away who still wish to participate in meetings, events and other things. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land Use Smaller PortionsWhile dishing food out, we tend to load our plates with more than we need. Using smaller plates helps to mitigate this. Aside from the environmental benefits, what other benefits might come from eating/serving smaller portions?
Siddhartha Lama 4/30/2021 6:37 PMFor me I feel when my stomach is 80% full that's a good amount of food, or just when you have that thought, "should I eat more, I can but I don't really feel like it" something like that is a good sign that you have eaten a good portion. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONLand Sinks Plant TreesHow is planting trees good for your mental, physical, and spiritual health?
Siddhartha Lama 4/30/2021 6:35 PMPeatland's was a really interesting matter especially because peatlands make up something like 3% of land on earth, but they make up for 1/3 or 33.333% of the carbon dioxide storage in the entire planet. And lot's of these place's are being used for growing food, expanding cities ect, and that if that happens that would release waaaay tooo much co2 into the atmoshpier. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONIndustry Research the Climate Impact of RefrigerantsWhat did you learn about the climate impact of refrigerants? How do supermarkets contribute to this impact?
Siddhartha Lama 4/30/2021 6:33 PMI was really startled when I found out how much refrigeration contributes to climate change and how much much carbon dioxide it could save if we have better alternatives. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransportation Explore Other Transportation SolutionsWhat did you find out? What is the most interesting fact you learned?
Siddhartha Lama 4/30/2021 6:32 PMTransportation was a very interesting and a very complicated topic about climate change when I was researching the topic, especially when it come's to the battery and how the ingredients inside the batteries how so interconnected, the biggest challenges when it come's to transportation in particular was the battery weight and how larger thing's require much much much larger batteries and how these materials are getting sourced, and the complications with large companies getting these materials from middle men companies that have mine's in other countries and the challenges with surrounding cobalt in particular, because these people are being exploited, insanely underpaid, like really really underpaid, and it's not like we can just stop using these materials because they are required in the solutions, but the other challenge is that because many organizations are making this issue very clear to the companies which is a great thing, the possible unintended consequence is that the companies will start looking to source these materials in other countries were the labor laws are much stronger and less opportunity for exploitation for business or for their reputation, and what happens is all these people who were digging the materials for these large middle men who sold it to even larger companies, the people digging these materials are going to out of work and their already in very very very bad levels of poverty and even if the job they have at the moment is inhumane they will have not many other options of income and their could be large number's of deaths from starvation and other caused deaths due to no income. That is the most difficult and largest problem that I found while doing transportation research, all other aspects like battery technology and thing's like that is more "first world country issues" but the mineral issue is really complex and their are many good possible solution proposed which is a good thing. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land Use Eat MindfullyMindful eating is healthier for us than eating with distractions. How does your eating experience differ when practicing mindfulness?
Siddhartha Lama 4/30/2021 6:20 PMI'm kinda slowly noticing that when I eat more slowly and with a little more awareness that the food tastes better, I never new why food's that I had very infrequently tasted so good, and I kinda realized that when I eat food's that I don't get very often I 1, eat slowly and actually savor the food, 2 be more mindful of the ingredients, tastes, ect. So with this logic you just try you're best to implement it into every day life. Like most thing's in life, "much easier said than done". -
REFLECTION QUESTIONTransportation Advocate For Greener VehiclesHow does advocating for green vehicles in your community connect to your values? How might you be able to get others involved in advocating for the shift to fuel-efficient vehicles?
Siddhartha Lama 4/29/2021 1:05 PMIt's great that EV has come a far way from being a not so cool looking car to being like the coolest cars on the market-"that are under 100000$, but challenges are still faced when it comes to larger vehicles like trucks, planes, and ships, not so sure weather batteries are going to work very well or if we will have to use BioFuels for short term purposes or not. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONFood, Agriculture, and Land Use Keep Track of Wasted FoodAn average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. How would you rather use this money?
Siddhartha Lama 4/29/2021 1:01 PMI was so surprised to see how much carbon dioxide was created just from food waste alone, the scary thing is that the food we waste could feed large many parts of the world, yet 40% of all food gets thrown away, but something like this is in our control which is a good thing, once we get more aware of the situation then action will slowly take place. -
REFLECTION QUESTIONAction Track: Accelerating Solutions Research and Advocate for High-Speed RailWhat are the factors that influence your choice of transportation? These can include things like money, time, and convenience, as well as perceptions of danger or safety. What would need to change for you to regularly choose more climate-friendly options?
Siddhartha Lama 4/29/2021 12:59 PMWhat I found out about the high-speed rails and why they worked so well particularly in china was that first of all The government owns lot's of land there so they don't have to go through so many private property issues of that sort, 2 the government also gives a ton of subsidized to the companies building these railroads and other projects, and lastly their tend to be fewer labor laws so there is also exploitation of human labor which ain't good. But for the United States it would be a little complicated to get them to become a "thing" just because there are so many different barriers to the project, but who knows the new administration could think of this as an opportunity for other sources of transits and may these kinds of projects. Only time will tell.