Reducing consumption 2013
How can we reduce consumption of greenhouse-emitting goods and services?
Reducing consumption can limit the greenhouse gases emitted as part of the production of goods and services. There are three primary ways consumption can be reduced: shifting the basket of goods and services consumed toward items with a lower emissions footprint; slowing the overall rate of economic growth; and slowing the rate of population growth. This contest seeks innovative and effective ways to reduce consumption. See more…
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Proposals
FREE personalized HEAT Scores, HEAT Maps, Hot Spots, GHG estimates and waste-heat comparisons/competitions for homes, communities & cities
Shape & activate a more attractive aspirational lifestyle that is innately sustainable for the emergent middle class in China.
A “Cool Food” rating system indicating climate and other impacts would empower consumers to choose climate-friendly foods.
To reinvent our cities from the bottom up to create deep carbon reduction, disaster resilient neighborhoods, and green economic development.