Tara Early

Of nearly 44 million U.S. renter households in 2019, more than 45% paid rent equal to 30% or more of their gross household income. I will spend 15 minutes learning about a renters bill of rights and affordable housing.

I will calculate my water footprint and look for a few ways I can reduce consumption or waste.

I will cook 1 meal(s) with zero waste each day.

In my community, I will volunteer at a community shelter, food pantry or soup kitchen.

I will spend 15 minutes learning about water justice and find out how I can get involved in local initiatives.

I will visit ewg.org to learn about and use their Clean 15 and Dirty Dozen produce lists.

I will spend 15 minutes learning about my watershed and the particular water issues my region faces.

I will spend 15 minutes learning about these SDGs.

I will learn about local, national and international climate action organizations that I could join and connect with one or more.

I will express my love and gratitude for our planet by writing a love letter, poem, song or taking a picture. I will share it with others on my social media channels, in person, or as an Earth Month Ecochallenge feed reflection.

At least 30% of crops and 90% of flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce fruit. I will spend 15 minutes researching which plants support local pollinators and plant some in my area.

I will replace 30 minute(s) per day typically spent inside (computer time, watching television, etc.) with quality time outside exercising, enjoying the sunrise/sunset, gardening, journaling, or practicing gratitude for nature.

I will spend 30 learning about the past and present indigenous communities in my regions and what I can do to be supportive.

I will calculate the carbon emissions associated with my household and consider how lifestyle changes could reduce the carbon footprint and impacts on the environment.

I will spend 15 minutes learning about invasive species and ways to reduce their impacts.

I will complete an online energy audit of my home, office, or dorm room and identify my next steps for saving energy.

Throughout the day I will track my purchases and then research the companies making these goods.

I will sign up for my utility company's clean/renewable energy option.

I will use the communication methods I read about to practice effective, compassionate, and nonviolent communication with someone I interact with regularly (i.e., my roommate, parents, co-worker, partner, classmates, or children).

WSP has signed the Structural Engineering Institute 2050 Commitment (SE 2050) to reduce embodied carbon in structural systems. Read WSP's newly published embodied carbon action plan (ECAP).

Do you know what it will take to reach net-zero? Do you know which technologies and innovations are needed to keep warming below 2°C or 1.5°C? Take five minutes to see if your ideas on investments can get us to net zero!