Soroptimist International of Novato

“If there’s a world here in a hundred years, it’s going to be saved by tens of millions of little things.”     - Pete Seger

Rising sea levels.  Raging storms.  Searing heat.  Ferocious wildfires.  Severe drought.  Punishing floods.  The effects of climate change are already threatening our health, our communities, our economy, our security, and our children’s future.

What can you do?  A whole lot, as it turns out.  Each American, on average, produces 21 tons of carbon a year, about four times the global average.  Households in Marin have an average carbon footprint higher than much of the country due to our level of affluence, which allows for the purchase of more goods, airflights, larger vehicles and larger homes.

Personal actions can make a major difference in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, particularly until meaningful government policies limit carbon pollution and aggressively move away from dirty fossil fuels toward cleaner power.

But we can’t wait for Washington to act. Join the growing list of cities, states, tribes, and companies who’ve pledged to take climate action and live more sustainable lifestyles.

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What is “Sustainable Living?”

Sustainable living is a lifestyle that aims to reduce one’s environmental impact, in ways that are sustainable both for the Earth and for the person.  There are endless ways to live sustainably, including: reducing your use of resources, composting, relying on clean energy sources, reducing your consumption of single-use plastic, eating less animal products, shopping for clothing and other items sustainably, buying local, and more.

How Can Sustainable Living Stop Climate Change?

Sustainable living is all about reducing our individual environmental impacts, which ultimately is done by utilizing less resources and less fossil fuels.  As more and more people (and even more importantly, corporations and governments) start living more sustainably, the less fossil fuels they will burn.  And since burning fossil fuels releases carbon into the atmosphere and causes the Earth’s temperature to rise, the less fossil fuels we burn, the smaller our environmental impact will be.

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