Ask Lemmy

I am experimenting with various lifestyle choices that lower carbon footprint. It's just me, of course, so a drop in a very large bucket in the grand scheme of things, but I figure you need to work some of these things out yourself before you know what to advocate to others?

A few things include:

• Cycling. I used to be a hardcore traditional cyclist but have taken to ebiking in recent years. Maybe a higher environmental footprint if you compare apples to apples, but what I've found is that I ebike far more than I ever regular-biked (it's actually quite fun!), and that many trips that used to involve a car no longer do. My current experiment is trying out a fat-tire ebike to see if it's better suited to winter riding as some claim? They certainly are a comfy commute!
• My home has gas central heating + baseboard electric in certain rooms. So I am experimenting with having the gas heat set low and spot heating certain rooms with electric to see what that does to my bills? Further down the line, I'm contemplating a heat pump to replace central A/C and get some winter heating that way.
• I am eating a lot less meat. Seems like a simple enough thing to do that I have read has an outsized benefit where climate is concerned? Doesn't mean I'm always eating healthy, mind you. But if I'm at a Taco Bell, I'll order the bean burrito instead of beef.

In terms of adapting, I have been experimenting with various neck-cooling devices. The jury is still out at this point, but they all seem to help with heat exhaustion to which I am rather prone.