Kuei-Ti Lu

I will spend at least 2 minute(s) watching videos and/or reading about the environmental benefits of silvopasture.

I will spend at least 2 minute(s) learning about biochar and how it can help sequester carbon.

I will use smaller plates and/or serve smaller portions when dishing out food.

I will replace or remove the palm oil, coffee, and cocoa products in my current diet that are known to contribute to deforestation.

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

I will spend at least 2 minute(s) learning how to properly dispose of my refrigerator, freezer, and other refrigerants at the end of their useful lives.

I will spend at least 2 minute(s) learning about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus.

I will collect all of my household's unrecyclable, non-compostable trash to raise my awareness of how much we send to the landfill.

I will Practice the "5 Rs" — refuse, reduce, reuse, repurpose, and recycle — to reduce my waste more than I can with just recycling alone.

I will spend at least 2 minute(s) learning about the need for more regenerative agriculture.

I will pick my favorite packaged food item and research the ingredients. Using the resources provided, I will discover what the ingredients are, why they are there, and how they affect my body.

I will spend at least 2 minute(s) researching different items purchased from the grocery store (including fresh produce and canned or bottled goods) to learn about where the ingredients or produce came from.

I will watch a documentary about food waste.

I will start or tend a garden at my home, whether in my yard or in containers on a porch or windowsill.

I will spend at least 2 minutes learning about the need for clean cookstoves in low-income countries.

I will keep a daily log of food I throw away during Youth Climate Ecochallenge, either because it went bad before I ate it, I put too much on my plate, or it was scraps from food preparation.

I will research and support local farmers who have made the decision to not use synthetic nitrogen fertilizers.

I will visit seafoodwatch.org or download the app and commit to making better seafood choices for a healthier ocean.

I will spend at least 2 minute(s) learning how to differentiate between sell by, use by, and best by dates.