Joseph Klemp

WSP & Friends Ecochallengers

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participant impact

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1.0

meatless or vegan meal

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30

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spent learning

Joseph's actions

Transportation

Research and Advocate for High-Speed Rail

High-Speed Rail

I will spend at least 15 minutes researching and advocating for a comprehensive high speed rail network in my country/region.

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Industry

Learn about Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

Spend 15 minutes and learn about WSP as a leader in helping clients respond to the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

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Action Track: Climate Resilience

Switch your Search Engine

Ecosia is a search engine with servers that run on 200% renewable energy, plants a tree for every ~45 searches made, and does not sell your data to 3rd parties. See ecosia.org for more information and how to set your search engine default to Ecosia

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ONE-TIME ACTION

Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Reduce Animal Products

Plant-Rich Diets

I will enjoy 6 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Make it a Habit to Drive for better MPG

By far, the best recommendation to reduce your fuel consumption is to NOT drive your car. Opt to walk or bike when you can. When you have to drive, there are a few habits to be mindful of to reduce your fuel consumption. Avoiding bad driving habits like accelerating too quickly or late braking and using your cruise control more frequently can all improve MPG. To make things more interesting, keep track of your MPG with each tank fill-up and challenge yourself or compete with a friend to improve the results each time. Click below to LEARN more driving habits to reduce your fuel consumption.

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DAILY ACTIONS

Transportation

Improve the MPG on my existing car.

Not everyone has the pocket book to purchase a new electric, hybrid or 40+ MPG vehicle. But you can still do your part to improve your current vehicle's MPG. Regular maintenance and replacement of a few key items will go a long way toward that goal. Click the LEARN button below to explore what you can do to get the most out of your tank of gas:

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Electricity

Calculate My Carbon Footprint

All Drawdown Solutions

I will calculate the greenhouse gas emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce my negative impact on the environment.

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Participant Feed

REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation

What do you think of this added credit?
Joseph Klemp 4/30/2021 8:38 AM
I think it important to point out that the only way to improve on transportation environmentally is to do less of it. Even a switch to all electric vehicles will not decrease the amount of green house gases created as the need for electricity still requires use of fossil fuels. so called renewable resources are not renewable as dams destroy sensitive habitats and only have a few decade lifespan. Wind power takes up large spaces, kills migratory birds as well destroys additional habitats. Solar and electric vehicles require large use of rare earth elements, which by definition are rare and the mining of these resources impacts sensitive habitat areas as well (just look from space, Bingham Copper mine in Utah once was a mountain and is now a 4,000 plus deep hole in the ground).

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food, Agriculture, and Land Use

Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our bodies, our planet, and other people?
Joseph Klemp 4/23/2021 8:52 AM
Meat is a necessity for life. Eating less meat is good, but eating no meat is not healthy. Issue is we mass produce all our food products. It is better to garden and eat form your own harvest than eating from processed food sources that degrade the products with chemicals and treatments. I raise and eat my own ducks and their eggs and try to get most of my vegetables form my garden, Corporate farming has killed the nutrition in rich countries and poor. Most poor country farmers cannot make a living as they are beat out by larger country corporate farms and so called beneficial charities which give food away for free deny them the chance for a living.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transportation

What 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?
Joseph Klemp 4/07/2021 8:27 AM
Transportation choices are based upon need mostly. However, where appropriate I choose to avoid any mechanical transports (walking only) as that is the only way to create a climate friendly and healthy option.

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