Information on low-carbon and environmentally friendly life

Concept

"Low-carbon life" (low-carbon life) means that the energy consumed in daily life and rest should be reduced as much as possible, thereby reducing carbon, especially carbon dioxide emissions. amount, thereby reducing atmospheric pollution and slowing down ecological deterioration, mainly changing the details of life through three aspects: energy saving, gas saving and recycling.

Method of implementation

Since its opening on December 7, 2009, the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit has been dubbed "the most important meeting in history" and "the meeting that changed the destiny of the earth." Various heavyweight titles. This meeting attempted to establish a global framework for greenhouse gas emissions, and also caused many people to start a profound reflection on human beings' current production and lifestyle. Even though countries around the world are still struggling with the issue of emission reduction, the concept of low carbon has almost been widely recognized. Low carbon refers to lower or lower greenhouse gas (mainly carbon dioxide) emissions. In this regard, Ren Guanping, secretary-general of the Chinese Society of Environmental Science, told Life Times: "Energy saving is the biggest carbon reduction." First of all, carbon reduction is mainly implemented in production, such as vigorously developing clean energy such as hydropower, nuclear power, wind energy and solar energy. . Ren Guanping emphasized that carbon reduction is everyone’s responsibility. For us, lifestyle describes each person’s “carbon footprint”. What kind of people can be considered as "low-carbon people", and what does "low-carbon" mean? Simply put, "low carbon" is a living habit, a natural habit of saving various resources around you. As long as you are willing to take the initiative to restrain yourself and improve your living habits, you can join in. Of course, low-carbon does not mean that you have to deliberately be frugal or give up some of the enjoyment of life. As long as you can save more and not waste in every aspect of life, you can also live a comfortable "low-carbon life" . To simply understand, low-carbon life means returning to nature to engage in activities between humans and nature. It mainly changes the details of life from three aspects: energy saving, energy saving and recycling, including the following good low-carbon living habits: advocating low carbon and caring for the earth.

Chinese-style low-carbon life

Specific operations of low-carbon life

Household electrical appliances

Refrigerator

The amount of food stored in the refrigerator should account for 80% of the volume. Putting too much or too little will waste electricity. There should be a gap of more than 10 mm between foods and between foods and the refrigerator. Use several plastic boxes to hold water, make ice in the freezer and put it into the refrigerator. This can extend downtime and reduce startup time.

Air conditioner

The instantaneous current when the air conditioner is started is large, and frequent switching consumes electricity and can easily damage the compressor. Place the fan under the air conditioner to use the fan's wind power to improve the cooling effect. Turn on the electric fan immediately after turning on the air conditioner. You don’t need to turn on the air conditioner all night at night, saving nearly 900% of electricity. Set the air conditioner to work in dehumidification mode. At this time, even if the room temperature is slightly higher, you can feel cooler and save energy than cooling mode.

Washing machine

In the same long washing time, when the weak gear is working, the motor starts more times. In other words, using the strong gear actually saves electricity than the weak gear, and can Extend the life of your washing machine. Calculated based on 1 minute of dehydration at a speed of 1680 rpm (only applicable to turbine type), the dehydration rate can reach 55%. Generally, dehydration does not exceed 3 minutes. Extending the dehydration time is of little significance.

Microwave oven

Add water to dry food and stir evenly. Cover or wrap it with polypropylene cling film before heating, or use a covered heat-resistant glass vessel to heat it. The amount of food to be heated or cooked at a time should not exceed 0.5 kilograms. It is best to cut it into small pieces. If the amount is large, it should be heated in stages and stirred in between. Use "high heat" whenever possible. To reduce the number of times you have to open and close the microwave oven when defrosting food, you can move the food from the freezer compartment of the refrigerator to the cold storage compartment in advance, defrost it slowly, and make full use of the "cold energy" in the frozen food.

Computer

When not using the computer for a short period of time, enable the computer's "sleep" mode to reduce energy consumption to less than 50%; turn off unused programs and peripherals such as speakers and printers ; Do not let hard disks, floppy disks, and optical disks work at the same time; appropriately reduce the brightness of the monitor.

Pay special attention when using a notebook computer: completely discharge the battery; try not to use external devices; turn off devices and interfaces that are not in use; turn off the screen saver; choose a reasonable shutdown method: use "standby" and "battery use" when you need to resume immediately. "Sleep", do not select "Shutdown" for a long time; when using battery, under WindowsXP/VISTA, through SpeedStep technology, the CPU automatically reduces frequency and power consumption can be reduced by 40%.

Gas

Cooking over high heat takes less time than low heat, which can reduce heat loss. However, 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, you can save gas by not covering the water before boiling it, allowing the water with a lower temperature than the air to exchange heat with the air, and then covering the boiling water when it naturally heats up to the air temperature. Before cooking, wipe off the water droplets outside the pot. Try not to steam the food that can be cooked. Use a pressure cooker or a fume-free stainless steel pot to cook the food that is not easy to cook. It is also helpful to heat the cooked food in the microwave. To save gas. Holding short meetings is also a kind of saving, and the electricity consumption for lighting, air conditioning, and loudspeaker can be saved. Perfume that is about to expire can be sprayed into dried flowers stuffed into pillows, in laundry water, and on mopped floors. Unplug any electrical appliance as soon as it is not in use.

Travel transportation

Try to use public transportation. When driving when going shopping, you must have a shopping plan and try to buy as much as possible at one time. Walk more, ride bikes, take the light rail and subway, and drive less.

Energy saving while driving:

Avoid cold starts, reduce idling time, avoid sudden gear changes, choose appropriate gears to avoid low gear driving at high speeds, change engine oil regularly, do not open windows at high speeds, keep tire pressure high Be appropriate.

Use more email, MSN, QQ and other instant messaging tools, use less fax printers, and plant trees.

Take more buses

Carbon dioxide produced by transportation accounts for more than 30% of greenhouse gas emissions. One of the best ways to reduce such emissions is: take buses. According to the American Public Transportation Federation, public transportation saves nearly 5.3 billion liters of natural gas every year, which means a reduction of 1.5 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

Drive less cars and ride more electric bicycles

The biggest advantages of electric bicycles or upcoming electric cars are zero emissions, low noise, no pollution, energy saving and environmental protection. According to the European electric bicycle safety standard EN15194 "Electric-Assisted Bicycles", the definition of an electric bicycle is: a bicycle equipped with an auxiliary motor and pedals, but cannot be driven by the auxiliary motor alone. The scope of electric bicycles covered by the standard is limited to: the voltage does not exceed 48Vdc, the maximum continuous rated power is 0.25kw, and the output power gradually decreases to zero when the vehicle speed reaches 25 km/h or after stopping pedaling. China's GB 17761-1999 "General Technical Conditions for Electric Bicycles" added the controversial clause "The overall mass (weight) of electric bicycles should not exceed 40kg";

Main habits

Plant a tree

When it comes to global warming, if you don’t know about sophisticated carbon capture (CCS) technology, there’s no need to panic. In fact, the experts at "capturing" carbon dioxide are the trees themselves. If you think planting trees yourself is too much trouble, you can at least donate money to an environmental organization and let them do it for you.

Open a window

We emit about 25 tons of carbon dioxide per capita every year. How to reduce this number? There are some simple and effective methods: open a window and replace the indoor air conditioner; when using the air conditioner in summer, increase the temperature slightly by a few degrees. Statistics show that as long as everyone turns up the air conditioning by one degree, the country can save 3.3 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity every year.

Pay bills online

Conducting banking and billing operations online not only saves trees, avoids driving to the bank on payday, and emit unnecessary carbon dioxide, but also reduces paper Energy consumed during transportation of quality documents. Hang a clothesline

Research shows that 60% of the "energy" of a piece of clothing is released during the washing and drying process. It should be noted that when washing, use warm water, not hot water; after washing the clothes, hang them on the clothesline to dry naturally, do not put them in the dryer. In this way, you can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 90% in total.

Bring your own shopping bags

More than 500 billion plastic bags are consumed globally every year, of which less than 3% are recyclable. Plastic bags are made of polyethylene, which takes thousands of years to biodegrade after burial, during which time harmful greenhouse gases are produced. Next time you go to the grocery store, don’t forget to bring your own shopping bags.

Give up the steak

United Nations data shows that greenhouse gas emissions from the global meat processing industry account for 18% of total emissions, even more than the transportation industry. There are 1.5 billion domestic cattle and bison, and 1.7 billion sheep and goats on Earth, and their numbers are growing rapidly. If you become a vegetarian, your annual carbon dioxide emissions will be reduced by about 1.5 tons.

Develop low-carbon living habits

1. Daily rice water can be used to wash hands, wipe furniture, water flowers, etc. Clean and hygienic, naturally moisturizing;

2. Place waste newspapers on the bottom floor of the wardrobe, which can not only absorb moisture but also absorb odors in the wardrobe;

3. Used Don’t throw away the facial mask paper. Use it to wipe jewelry, the surface of furniture or belts. It will not only make it shiny but also leave the aroma of the facial mask paper;

4. Drinking tea leaves, Dry it and make a tea pillow, which is both comfortable and can help improve sleep;

5. When going shopping, try to bring your own reusable bags, and reduce the use of free or paid plastic bags;

6. Bring your own drinking cup when going out and reduce the use of disposable cups;

7. Use more permanent chopsticks and lunch boxes and try to avoid using disposable tableware;

8. Develop the habit of turning off the power of electrical appliances to avoid wasting electricity; 9. Try not to use refrigerators, air conditioners, and electric fans. When it is hot, you can use cattail fans or fans made of other materials.

After DIY re-creation, you will find that waste is also treasure. This kind of home environment is healthy and full of creative little joys.

The "low-carbon people" are using changes in the details of their lives to prove that climate change is no longer just a concern for environmentalists, government officials, experts and scholars, but is closely related to each of us. Today, when promoting healthy living has become a trend, "low-carbon life" is no longer just an ideal, but a new lifestyle worth looking forward to.

There are also some points that are not easy to pay attention to:

1. Use a traditional wind-up alarm clock every day instead of an electronic alarm clock; 2. Turn off the computer power during lunch breaks and after get off work;

3. Once the lights and air conditioners are not in use, turn them off; once the mobile phone is charged, immediately unplug the charging plug;

4. Choose to dry clothes and avoid using a tumble dryer ;Replace 45 minutes of exercise on the treadmill with jogging in a nearby park or other fresh air place suitable for running;

5. Replace 60-watt light bulbs with energy-saving lamps; instead of driving a car, ride a bicycle. Or walk;

6. When using the computer, try to use low brightness, open fewer programs, etc., so as to save power.

7. If possible, watch as little TV as possible. It is recommended to read more books, which can not only save energy but also increase knowledge.

8. Collect the remaining small pieces of soap and put them in small stockings that cannot be worn. They can be used again.

50 Guidelines for Low-Carbon Life

1. Use less paper towels, pick up handkerchiefs, protect forests, and live a low-carbon life; 2. Each piece of paper is printed on both sides, which is equivalent to keeping The lower half of the forest was originally going to be cut down;

3. Turn off lights, switches, and pull out plugs at will. This is the first step and a manifestation of personal cultivation; don’t take the elevator and climb the stairs to save everyone’s time. Electricity, in exchange for your own health;

4. Greening is not just about planting trees in the suburbs, you can also plant some flowers and plants at home, and you don’t need to drive;

5. Yes, a plastic A bag costs 5 cents, but the pollution it causes may be 50 times that of 5 cents;

6. A perfect bathroom does not necessarily have a bathtub; it has been installed, but it may not be used every time; it has been used , please use standing water to flush the toilet;

7. Turn off unused computer programs to reduce hard drive workload, save power and maintain your computer;

8. Compared For car owners, those who commute by bicycle do not have to worry about rising gas prices and gaining weight;

9. There is no need to turn on all the lights as soon as you enter the door. It has only been 130 years since humans invented the electric light. We lived well in the previous thousands of years; 10. Considering the contribution that taking the bus has made to the world's environment, it can at least offset part of the sense of superiority brought by driving a private car;

11. Please believe that obsession Fur is just an anti-ancestral impulse; 12. It can be said that climate warming is partly a revenge for the excessive use of air conditioning and heating;

13. Try to use less disposable toothbrushes and disposable toothbrushes. Plastic bags, disposable water cups...because the petroleum used to make them is also disposable; 14. If you knew that some Western maritime museums display canned shark fins produced in China, would you still have such a good appetite for eating shark fin rice? ; 15. Mahogany and leather may not necessarily reflect the taste of home; it is recommended to use bamboo furniture, because bamboo grows faster than trees;

16. In fact, the simplest way to use solar energy, an environmentally friendly energy, is to try to use it as much as possible. Do your work during the day;

17. Excessive meat consumption harms at least three objects: animals, yourself and the earth;

18. The wedding ceremony is not something you have been holding back for 28 years. face, not to mention the accumulation of family wealth.

Nowadays, simplicity and low carbon are the accessories of sweet civilization;

19. Thinking that turning the faucet to the maximum can wash vegetables and dishes cleaner is just a psychological effect;

20. It can be said with confidence that saving a bucket of clothes before washing is not because of laziness, but to save water and electricity;

21. It does cost a lot to raise a child from infancy to preschool. Some toys, clothes, and books can be used second-hand;

22. If the queue in the traffic jam is too long, it is better to turn off the engine and wait for a while;

23. Regularly Check the tire pressure. Too low or too much air volume will increase fuel consumption;

24. Clean the air conditioner regularly, not only for your health, but also to save a lot of electricity;

25. Ordinary cars It is enough to use 93# oil. Blindly using 97# may waste fuel and damage the engine;

26. Learn how to save fuel from an experienced bus driver: use less sudden braking, loosen the accelerator, and rely on inertia Slide over;

27. Some people, especially women, use forty or fifty liters of water for a bath, and there is no need to be so exaggerated about mysophobia;

28. Scientific diligence and frugality are excellent Traditional; after the leftovers are cooled, wrap them in plastic wrap before sending them to the refrigerator; hot steam not only increases the work of the refrigerator, but also frosts, which doubles the cost of electricity;

29. In fact, the outdoor units of air conditioners are waterproof If the design is required, putting a coat on it will only reduce the heat dissipation effect and of course consume electricity;

30. There is no necessary connection between the amount of foam produced by washing powder and its cleaning ability, while low-foaming washing powder can be compared with High-foaming washing powder rinses less frequently, saving water, electricity and time;

31. Turning on the strong setting of the washing machine saves more energy than turning on the weak setting, and can also extend the life of the machine;

32. The power consumption of a TV in standby mode is generally about 10% of its starting power, which is not a small amount;

33. If you only use the computer to listen to music, the monitor will only You can dim it, or simply turn it off;

34. If you use a lot of hot water, you might as well keep the water heater powered on to keep it warm, because the electricity used to keep it warm for a day is lower than a box of cold water boiling to the same temperature. ;

35. To clean the same car, scrubbing with a bucket of water only requires 1/8 of the water used to flush it with a faucet;

36. You can remove the float ball in the toilet tank. Adjust it lower by 2 centimeters, and you can save 4 cubic meters of water a year;

37. Establish a saving file, and record the monthly consumption of water, electricity and gas, so that you are aware of it;

38. When buying electrical appliances, look at the energy-saving indicators. This is the simplest way; 39. Experiments have proven that boiling water over medium heat saves gas;

40. Throwing batteries 10 years ago might have been a sign of ignorance. , now it is completely irresponsible;

41. Keeping chopsticks or spoons with you is already a label for environmentalists;

42. The amount of items stored in the refrigerator is It is appropriate to occupy 80% of the volume. If you put too much or too little, it will waste electricity;

43. Holding short meetings is also a kind of saving - lighting, air conditioning, audio, etc.; 44. Go out more when you have nothing to do. Take a walk, "staying at home" consumes a lot of electricity; 45. If not necessary, try to buy local and seasonal products. Transportation and packaging often consume more energy than production;

46. Planting trees will emit more energy for you. Pay the bill for carbon dioxide, and absorb as much as you emit;

47. Choose cotton, linen and silk for clothes, which are not only environmentally friendly and fashionable, but also elegant and durable;

48. Drying It’s really not necessary, letting clothes dry in the sun will disinfect and sterilize;

49. Statistics in the United States show that per capita resource consumption after divorce is 42%-61% higher than before divorce. Let us use Marriage protects the earth; 50. Put less things in the trunk, which is also weight, a waste of gasoline resources, and easy to be stolen.

Low-carbon home

"Low-carbon" is a concept that covers a very wide range of contents. All methods that can reduce carbon dioxide emissions can be collectively referred to as low-carbon, including low-carbon life promotion posters

Energy saving and emission reduction in industrial production, green design of buildings, and energy saving of automobiles.

Low-carbon life can also save energy as much as possible for the home and reduce the emission of harmful substances.