Shawn Younis

I will practice actively listening to a friend, family member, co-worker, peer, or someone who has a different experience/identity for 20 conversations per day.

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

I will replace 20 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 20 minutes each day studying the toxic chemicals found in cleaning supplies, personal care, and pet products around my home.

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.

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

I will spend 10 minutes each day practicing mindfulness.

I will develop a readiness plan for my household in the event of an emergency.

For an upcoming vacation, I will plan a staycation in my region.

I will volunteer hour(s) in my community.

I will do one or more of the following actions in my yard, or volunteer in my community: plant indigenous plants, landscape with water-efficient plants, add mulching, replace a lawn, and/or use eco-friendly fertilizers.

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.

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).

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!