Sebastián Gómez Valencia

I will spend at least 65 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of wave and tidal energy.

I will spend at least 45 minutes finding out if my city, region, state, or country offers incentives for retrofitting existing buildings.

I will take a walk for 45 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

I will source 85 percent of my food from local producers each day. This could include signing up for a local CSA, buying from a farmer's market, visiting a food co-op, foraging with a local group, or growing my own ingredients.

I will spend at least 25 minutes researching and advocating for a comprehensive high speed rail network in my country/region.

I will spend at least 25 minutes learning about the legacy of redlining and how city planning and environmental justice issues are interconnected.

I will watch a video about methane digesters (also commonly known as anaerobic digesters).

I will replace 6 incandescent lightbulb(s) with Energy Star-certified LED bulbs, saving up to $14 per fixture per year.

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how different lifestyle choices could reduce our carbon footprint and our impact on the environment.

I will enjoy 4 meatless or vegan meal(s) each day of the challenge.

I will spend at least 25 minutes learning more about the energy generation potential of geothermal energy and consider investing in this technology.

I will cook 2 meal(s) with zero-waste each day

Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).

I will spend at least 25 minutes researching other Drawdown Transportation Solutions.

I will spend at least 45 minutes researching heat pumps to see if installing one makes sense for my home/building.

I will spend at least 45 minutes learning more about the need for family planning globally.

I will spend at least 25 minutes learning more about the barriers to women's equal participation and representation around the world.

I will donate to supply a community with reproductive health supplies.

I will spend at least 25 minutes learning how local indigenous tribes are caring for the land by participating in a training, workshop, or presentation.

I will spend 32 minutes each day researching businesses owned by women, people of color, or immigrants that I can support when shopping.

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Drawdown Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

I will tend to a garden, or prepare for one, each day using sustainable gardening practices.

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.

Individual actions are important, but people and organizations working together can make a real impact. I will share a carbon calculator with a friend and invite them to calculate the carbon footprint of their household.

I will eat all of my meals without distractions, e.g., phone, computer, TV, or newspaper.

I will use public transit 25 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to (___) lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

I will visit Tradewater’s website to learn more about carbon offsets, and why they are a necessary solution in combating a climate crisis.

I will Practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.