Personal consciousness
Humans realize that excessive carbon emission from low-carbon life to production and consumption is one of the important factors causing climate problems, so to reduce carbon emission, some consumption and production activities should be optimized and restricted accordingly. Although some scholars still have different views on the causes of climate change, the concept of "low-carbon life" is at least in line with the prudent principle of "preparing for a rainy day" and the psychology and ideal of pursuing perfection, so it is better to believe what it has than not, and the concept of "low-carbon life" is gradually accepted by all countries in the world. The emergence of a low-carbon life not only tells people what you can do to reduce carbon, but also tells people what you can do. When this lifestyle gradually rises, people begin to care, have I done anything to reduce carbon today? In Badaling, Beijing, a carbon sink forest farm has begun to take shape.
Develop low-carbon living habits
1. Daily rice washing water can be used for washing hands, cleaning furniture and watering flowers. Clean and hygienic, naturally moist; 2. Laying waste newspapers on the bottom of the wardrobe can not only absorb moisture, but also absorb the peculiar smell in the wardrobe; 3. Don't throw away the used mask paper. Using it to wipe the surface of jewelry, furniture or belt will not only shine, but also leave the fragrance of mask paper; 4. Dried tea dregs, dried to make tea pillows, are comfortable and help to improve sleep; 5. Go out shopping, try to bring your own environmental protection bag, whether it is a free or charged plastic bag, and reduce the use; 6. Bring your own drinking cups when you go out to reduce the use of disposable cups; 7. Use permanent chopsticks and lunch boxes, and try to avoid using disposable tableware; 8. Develop the habit of turning off the power supply of electrical appliances at will to avoid wasting electricity; 9. Try not to use refrigerators, air conditioners and electric fans. You can use cattail leaf fans or fans made of other materials when it is hot. After the re-creation of manual DIY, you will find that the original waste is also a treasure, so the home environment is healthy and full of creative little joy. "Low-carbon people" are using the changes of their own life details to prove that climate change is no longer just a concern of environmentalists, government officials and experts and scholars, but is closely related to each of us. Nowadays, advocating healthy living has become a trend. "Low-carbon life" is no longer just an ideal, but also a new lifestyle worth looking forward to. There are a few points that are not very good to note: 1. Replace electronic alarm clock with traditional clockwork alarm clock every day; 2. Turn off the computer power during lunch break and after work; 3. Turn off the lights and air conditioners once they are not used; Once the mobile phone is charged, unplug the charging plug immediately; 4. Choose to dry clothes and avoid using drum dryer; Replace 45 minutes of exercise on the treadmill with jogging in a place where the air is fresh and suitable for running, such as a nearby park; 5. Replace the 60-watt bulb with an energy-saving lamp; Don't drive, ride a bike or walk; 6. When using the computer, try to use low brightness and open fewer programs to save electricity. 7. If possible, try to watch less TV. It is recommended to read more books to save electricity and increase knowledge. 8. Use the remaining small pieces of soap, collect them and put them in small stockings that can't be worn, so you can use them again.
Tips for low-carbon life
The amount of food stored in the refrigerator should be 80% of the volume. Too much or too little food consumes electricity. There should be a gap of about 10 mm between the food and the refrigerator. Using several plastic boxes to hold water, making ice cubes in the freezer and putting them in the freezer can prolong the downtime and reduce the startup time.
The instantaneous current of air conditioner is large, and frequent switching consumes considerable power, which is easy to damage the compressor. Put the fan under the air conditioner and use the wind power of the fan to improve the cooling effect. Turn on the electric fan immediately after the air conditioner is turned on. You don't have to turn on the air conditioner all night at night, saving nearly 90% electricity. Set the air conditioner to dehumidification mode. At this time, even if the room temperature is slightly higher, it can make people feel cool and save electricity compared with refrigeration mode. For the same long washing time, when the washing machine works in the weak gear, the motor starts more times, that is to say, using the strong gear actually saves electricity than the weak gear and can prolong the life of the washing machine. According to the rotation speed 1680 rpm (only applicable to turbine type) and dehydration time 1 min, the dehydration rate can reach 55%. Generally, dehydration does not exceed 3 minutes. Prolonging dehydration time is of little significance. Dry food in the microwave oven is mixed with water, covered or wrapped with polypropylene plastic wrap before heating, or heated with heat-resistant glassware with cover. The amount of food heated or cooked at one time should not exceed 0.5 kg, and it is best to cut it into small pieces. When the quantity is large, it should be heated in different periods and stirred in the middle. Use "high firepower" as much as possible. In order to reduce the frequency of turning on and off the microwave oven when thawing food, food can be moved from the freezer to the freezer in advance and thawed slowly, so that the "cold energy" in frozen food can be fully utilized. When the computer is not used for a short time, the energy consumption can be reduced to below 50% by turning on the "sleep" mode (that is, standby mode) of the computer; Turn off unused programs and peripherals, such as speakers and printers; Do not let the hard disk, floppy disk and CD work at the same time; Reduce the brightness of the display appropriately. Special attention should be paid to the use of notebook computers: fully discharge the battery; Try not to use external equipment; Shut down temporarily unused equipment and interfaces; Close the screen saver; Reasonable shutdown mode: use "standby" when immediate recovery is needed, "sleep" when battery is used, and "shutdown" is not needed for a long time; When using the battery, under WindowsXP/VISTA, the CPU automatically reduces the frequency through SpeedStep technology, and the power consumption can be reduced by 40%. The cooking time of large fire gas is shorter than that of small fire, which can reduce heat loss. But it is not advisable to let the fire exceed the bottom of the pot to avoid wasting gas. When the temperature is high in summer, don't cover the water before boiling, let the water with lower temperature than air exchange heat with the air, and then cover the water when the water naturally heats up to the air temperature, which can save gas. Before cooking, dry the water droplets outside the pan, try not to steam the food that can be cooked well, cook the food that is not easy to cook with pressure cooker or stainless steel pot, do not use oil fume, and heat the cooked food with microwave oven. It also helps to save gasoline. Having a short meeting is also a kind of saving. Lighting, air conditioning and power for public address can be saved. Perfume that is about to expire can be sprayed on dried flowers stuffed in pillows, on washing water and on mopping the floor. Unplug any electrical appliances when they are not in use. Try to use public transportation, make shopping plans when driving out, and try to buy them at one time. Walk more, ride a bike, take the light rail subway and drive less. Energy-saving during driving: avoid cold start, reduce idle time, avoid sudden speed change, choose appropriate gears to avoid high-speed and low-speed operation, change oil regularly, and keep the tire pressure appropriate without opening the window at high speed. Use e-mail, MSN, QQ and other instant messaging tools more, and use fax printers and various trees less. Eat less food with packaging bags, reduce the frequency of using packaging bags and take more buses. Carbon dioxide produced by transportation accounts for more than 30% of greenhouse gas emissions, and one of the best ways to reduce such emissions is to take buses. According to the data of American Public Transportation Association, public transportation saves nearly 5.3 billion liters of natural gas every year, which means that it can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 6.5438+0.5 million tons. Stick to the habit of 1. Take less elevators 1 elevator to reduce carbon emission by 0.218kg; 2. Turn on less cold air 1 hour to reduce carbon emission by 0.621kg; 3. Blow less electric fans 1 hour, and reduce carbon emissions by 0.045kg4. Watch less TV 1 hour, and reduce carbon emissions by 0.096kg5. Use less light bulbs 1 hour, and reduce carbon emissions by 0.041kg; 6. Eating less 1km will reduce carbon emissions by 0.22kg7. Eating less 1 time will reduce carbon emissions by 0.48kg; 8. Burning less 1kg paper money will reduce the carbon emission of 1.46kg; 9. If you throw less garbage 1kg, your carbon emission will be reduced by 2.06kg 10. If you eat less beef, your carbon emission will be reduced by 13kg. 1 1. Saving primary electricity will reduce carbon emissions by 0.638kg; 12. Saving one ton of water will reduce carbon emissions by 0.194 kg; 13. Saving primary natural gas will reduce carbon emissions by 2.1kg; 14. If we finish everything in one day, then we can reduce carbon emissions by 21.173 kg per day; If everyone in China can do everything well every day, then we can reduce our carbon emissions by 296,422,200,000 kilograms every day, which is about 3x10.7 tons. If everyone in the world can do everything every day, then we can reduce carbon emissions by 1058650000000kg every day, which is about 1. 1x 10 8 tons.
50 principles of low-carbon life
1, use less paper towels, recycle handkerchiefs, protect forests and live a low-carbon life; 2. Each piece of paper is printed on both sides, which is equivalent to retaining the second half of the forest that was originally to be cut down; 3. Turn off the lights, switch and unplug at will, which is the first step and the embodiment of personal cultivation; Don't take the elevator to climb the stairs, save everyone's electricity and change health; 4, greening is not only planting trees in the suburbs, but also planting some flowers and plants at home without driving; Yes, a plastic bag costs 50 cents, but its pollution may be 50 times that of 50 cents. 6, the perfect bathroom does not necessarily have a bathtub; It has been installed and may not be used every time; It has been used, please flush the toilet with accumulated water; 7. Turn off unused computer programs, reduce the workload of hard disk, save electricity and maintain your computer; 8. Compared with drivers, cyclists don't have to worry about rising oil prices or gaining weight. There is no need to turn on all the lighting as soon as you enter the door. The electric light was invented only 130 years ago, and it was fine for thousands of years before; 10. Considering the contribution of public transportation to the world environment, it can at least offset the sense of superiority brought by driving a private car; 1 1, please believe that infatuation with fur is just an anti-ancestral impulse; 12, it can be said that climate warming is partly due to the revenge of excessive use of air conditioning and heating; 13, use disposable toothbrushes, disposable plastic bags and disposable water cups as little as possible ... because the oil used to make them is also disposable; 14. If you knew that some canned shark fins produced in China were on display in some western ocean museums, would you still have such a good appetite to eat shark fins as food? 15, not necessarily mahogany and leather can reflect home taste; It is recommended to use bamboo furniture because bamboo grows faster than trees; 16 in fact, the simplest way to use solar energy as an environmentally friendly energy source is to try to do work during the day; 17, eating too much meat hurts at least three objects: animals, themselves and the earth; 18, the wedding ceremony is not a face that you have struggled for 28 years, nor is it a PK accumulated by your family. Nowadays, simplicity and low carbon are the attached values of sweet civilization; 19. It's just a psychological effect to think that turning the faucet to the maximum can wash the dishes more cleanly. 20. It can be confidently said that washing clothes in barrels is not because of laziness, but to save water and electricity; 2 1. It really costs a lot of money to raise a child from infancy to preschool. Use second-hand toys, clothes and books. 22. The traffic jam is too long. Put out the fire first, and then wait for a while. 23, regularly check the tire pressure, air volume is too low or too full will increase fuel consumption; 24, cleaning the air conditioner regularly, not only for health, but also save a lot of electricity; 25, general car 93# engine oil is enough, blind use of 97# may not only waste engine oil, but also hurt the engine; 26. Learn from the old bus drivers how to save fuel: use less emergency brakes, loosen the throttle and slide by inertia; 27. Some people, especially women, use forty or fifty liters of water for a bath, and cleanliness is not so exaggerated; 28. Scientific thrift is a fine tradition; After the leftovers are cooled, wrap them with plastic wrap and send them to the refrigerator; Hot steam not only increases the work of refrigerator, but also frosts and wastes electricity. 29. In fact, outdoor air conditioning is designed according to waterproof requirements. Adding a coat to it will only reduce the heat dissipation effect, and of course it will cost electricity; 30. There is no necessary relationship between the amount of foam in washing powder and washing capacity, but low foaming detergent can rinse several times less than high foam washing powder, saving water, electricity and time; 3 1, the washing machine saves more electricity than the weak gear and can prolong the life of the machine; 32. The power consumption of a TV set in standby state is generally about 10% of its starting power, which is really not small. 33. If you just use the computer to listen to music, the monitor can only be dimmed or turned off; 34. If you use a lot of hot water, you might as well keep the water heater energized for heat preservation, because the electricity used for heat preservation for one day is lower than that of a box of cold water burned to the same temperature; 35. When cleaning the same car, the water consumption for washing with bucket is only1/8 of that for washing with faucet; 36. You can reduce the floating ball in the toilet tank by 2 cm, saving 4 cubic meters of water a year; 37, set up saving files, monthly consumption of water, electricity, gas and accounting, accomplish know fairly well; 38. Buying electrical appliances depends on energy-saving indicators, which is the easiest way; 39. Experiments have proved that medium fire and water are the most gas-saving; 40, 10 years ago, littering batteries could be ignored, but now it is completely irresponsible; 4 1, always carrying chopsticks or spoons, has become the label of environmentalists; 42, the amount of items stored in the refrigerator to account for 80% of the volume is appropriate, put too much or too little, all power consumption; 43. Holding a short meeting is also a saving-lighting, air conditioning, stereo, etc. 44, nothing to go out for a walk, "home" is very expensive; 45. If it is not necessary, try to buy local and seasonal products. Transportation and packaging often consume more energy than production; 46. Planting trees pays for the carbon dioxide you emit, how much you discharge and how much you suck; 47. Choose cotton and linen for clothes, which is both environmentally friendly and fashionable, elegant and durable; 48, drying is really unnecessary, let the clothes bask in the sun, it will be disinfected; 49. American statistics show that the per capita resource consumption after divorce is 42%-6 1% higher than that before divorce. Let's use marriage to protect the earth. 50. Putting something less in the trunk is also a weight, which wastes gasoline resources and is easy to be stolen.