Upasana Choudhry

HPI India

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
187 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

57

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

32

disposable cups

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

12

plastic bottles

not sent to the landfill
UP TO

2.0

pounds of paper

have been saved

Upasana's actions

Waste

Use a Reusable Mug

I will avoid sending 8 disposable cup(s) to the landfill each day by using a reusable mug.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Energy

Switch to Cold Water

I will switch to washing my clothes in cold water, saving up to 1,600 lbs of C02 over the course of the next year.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Health

Take Control

Both system and personal sustainability are important! I will develop a plan with my medical professionals to achieve my best health and live my life to the fullest.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Waste

Use a Reusable Water Bottle

I will keep 4 disposable plastic bottle(s) from entering the waste stream by using a reusable water bottle.

COMPLETED 3
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Choose Two-Sided Printing

I will save up to .21 lbs (.09 kg) of paper each day by switching from one-sided printing to two-sided.

COMPLETED 2
DAILY ACTIONS

Health

Avoid refined sugar

I will adopt a diet free of refined sugars, which eliminates sweetened beverages, candy, and processed foods.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Use Reusable Bags

I will not accept any disposable bags when making purchases.

COMPLETED 5
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Go Paperless

I will reduce the amount of paper mail that I receive by opting into paperless billing and ending unwanted subscriptions.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Upasana Choudhry 10/18/2018 12:30 AM
World population is on pace to hit 9.4 billion by 2050. In the next 20+ years Energy use will rise 53%; GHG emissions will rise by 43%; and demand for water will be 40% higher than supply.

Business as usual isn’t sustainable. At our current rate of growth, by 2050 we’ll need the equivalent of 2.3 Earths to support us all...and we just have one.

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Upasana Choudhry 10/18/2018 12:25 AM
In 2018, Earth Overshoot Day lands on August 1 which means on this date the humanity has exhausted nature's budget for the year. For the rest of the year, we are maintaining our ecological deficit by drawing down local resource stocks and accumulating carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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