What can I do about my footprint?

Tracking your carbon footprint is an important part of conscious living, just like tracking your health or your finances. But as in those other areas, knowing where you stand is just the beginning—it’s how you use the knowledge that really matters. No matter what your footprint is, doing your best to reduce it is an ongoing process:

1. Conserve what you can. Use our conservation tips to reduce your emissions as much as possible.

2. Offset the rest. Brighter Planet helps people neutralize their unavoidable emissions by joining others to fund the construction of emissions reduction projects. You can earn offsets automatically with our credit card or debit card, or purchase them directly.

3. Continue monitoring and tracking your footprint over time by keeping your profile up to date. See how your conservation efforts and offset purchases help you move toward carbon neutrality, and continue learning and sharing ways to limit your net climate impact.

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