Investigation Report on My Low Carbon Life

Low-carbon lifestyle is a new way of life that came into being at a time when human life is threatened by climate change. In family life, some of our students may not turn off the lights with their hands or tighten the faucet, which is actually an attitude rather than an ability. Family low-carbon life, that is, environmental protection life, is to reduce carbon emissions in life, pay attention to power saving, gas saving, start from the little things, cherish the ecological morality of resource conservation, to pay attention to what kind of life can be more environmentally friendly, more low-carbon. First, the family has always been the way of life over the years the family living conditions have gradually improved, the types and number of household appliances continue to increase, the demand for necessities of life has also increased accordingly, and in these daily life, there are more items have a direct or indirect impact on the environment. According to my preliminary statistics: the number of household electrical appliances, household goods on the environmental impact of the number of name quantity TV 2 kettle 1 lamp 3 air conditioner 2 microwave ovens 1 water heater 1 refrigerator 1 rice cooker 1 handheld 3 hoods 1 fan 3 quartz clock 2 hairdryer 1 washing machine 1 computer 1 computer 1 lamp 20 TV shaker 1 Situation analysis in 2009, May and June at home the total consumption of electricity was 101 degrees and 132 degrees respectively, the parents go out to work during the day, I read, and I have a good time. During the day, my parents went out to work and I studied, so the electricity consumption was low. in July, due to the summer vacation and the hot weather, we used the TV, air-conditioner, computer and fan most frequently, followed by water heater and refrigerator, and the time spent at home was so long that the electricity consumption rose sharply, and the total electricity consumption was 360 degrees. According to information, home electricity consumption should also exclude the corresponding carbon dioxide gas, the more electricity, the more carbon dioxide emissions. In addition, such as television cranking, quartz clocks, etc., are to be regularly replaced batteries, used batteries discarded, the impact on the environment is also very large, mainly on the water pollution and pollution of the soil. Kitchen smoke emissions, air conditioning, air pollution. July due to high temperatures, the average temperature of 25 ~ 37 degrees Celsius, 37 degrees Celsius for about 10 days in a row, the use of air conditioning in an average of 5, 6 hours, plus the use of television, computer use, electricity consumption than in May and June more than the use of 3, 4 times the residential area of a large number of air conditioning heat emissions, so that the outdoor air is even hotter. Second, pay attention to environmental protection lifestyle from August 1, I am thinking: in advocating the enjoyment of modern life at the same time, to pay attention to how to live a more environmentally friendly, more low-carbon. Adopt a climate-friendly lifestyle, that is, as long as a little attention every day, everyone can be low-carbon, which is the attitude of low-carbon life. First, I'll start with saving electricity. The Changing Lifestyles: A Guide to a Climate Neutral United Nations states that with a few simple measures, one can reduce one's daily greenhouse gas emissions by half. For example, according to the common sense guide: the appropriate amount of food stored in the refrigerator, put too much or too little will contribute to electricity; air conditioning start-up instant current is larger, try to do not frequent switch air conditioning; tell my mother that when the washing machine is working in weak gear, the electric motor starts more often, so the use of a strong gear in fact, than the weak gear is more energy-saving, but also can extend the life of the iridium washer; a short period of time when not using the computer, to enable the computer's "Stand By". "Standby" mode, energy consumption can be reduced to less than 50%; early to bed and early to rise habits, and actively exercise, regularly watch TV or play computer. Then, usually pay attention to environmental protection life, starting from saving electricity, the electricity consumption in July and August was also carefully analyzed: (Table 1: Weather conditions) Months Sunny (days) Cloudy/sunny (days) Cloudy/thunder, showers (days) Rain (days) Average temperature (degrees Celsius) July 9 12 7 3 25~3 July 10 8 8 5 26~36 Analysis In July, the temperature gradually rose, the rainfall was on the low side, and the rainfall was a little bit more than that once in a while. Thunderstorms, and the amount of rain was also small and hot. Analyzing the weather conditions, there was more rain in August than in July due to the impact of Typhoon Morakot, but the high temperature of 37~38 degrees Celsius in August was more than one week off and on, which was much hotter than in July. (Table 2: Peak and Valley Electricity Consumption) Month Total Electricity Consumption (kWh) Peak Electricity (kWh) Valley Electricity (kWh) Air Conditioning (days) Average Air Conditioning (days) July 360 175 185 28 58 290 140 150 22 3 Situation Analysis We learned about July's electricity consumption from the bills we received, and our mothers reminded us that we should pay attention to economizing and turn on the air conditioners at appropriate times. Starting in August, we try not to use the air conditioner in the morning, close the doors and windows at noon and afternoon to play two or three hours of air conditioning, and at night, usually after 9:00 pm into the valley power use, a month down the power consumption and electricity costs have dropped significantly. As long as you always pay attention to your electricity bill, the more you pay for electricity, the more electricity you consume, and the amount of carbon dioxide you produce also increases proportionally. We also pay great attention to the small details of life, such as: the shower does not turn on the electric device, all the solar energy. We set up a day's work and rest time, such as: read books and finish homework from 8 to 10 o'clock every day, watch TV from 10 to 11:30, take a rest after lunch and then take a nap, do proper exercise at about 14:30, browse the Internet from 15 to 16:30, go for a walk and watch square dance with our mom in the plaza after dinner, arrive home at about 20:30, and then take a bath and watch TV for a while, and the total time spent on watching TV is at least two hours less than that in July. The total time spent watching TV is at least two hours less than in July. Secondly, we also pay attention to recycling in water conservation, such as the water used for washing vegetables, panning rice, and the tea leaves left over from drinking tea, the water used for washing tea cups is used for watering flowers, and the water used for washing clothes by mom is used for flushing toilets and mopping floors. Turn off the faucet after using water, turn off the water when taking a bath and rubbing the soap, and then rinse it after rubbing it, as far as possible, so as not to let the water flow away for nothing. Third, the family low-carbon suggestions low-carbon consumption is in the face of resource and environmental constraints, limited resources should be used to meet people's basic needs, to limit the luxury of waste. Human life "small things" can save the planet, the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai said: "It is not the big things that make the difference, but the small progress we make every day." Any small decision people make about food, clothing, shelter and transportation can restore the planet. Saving the planet doesn't require a huge effort on our part or a change in our comfortable lives, what is needed is to seriously start with the details of our lives. We would like to suggest to all families: 1. Switch your lights to CFLs. Although the price of energy-saving lamps may be more expensive, but the service life is 10 times that of the former, and energy consumption is one quarter to one fifth of the former. 2. suggest that every family use solar water heaters, so that the sun this renewable energy to give full play to its great role. 3. carefully dispose of electronic waste. For example, a cell phone cadmium battery can pollute 600,000 liters of water, a small battery can pollute the land, therefore, waste electronic products should not be discarded to the landfill. 4. Add clothing and shade to save energy. Add clothes in winter and open windows in summer. Use air conditioning as little as possible. 5. Turn off the faucet and save water. 6. Buy green food in simple packaging without chemicals. If you should buy some packaging can be recycled, do not buy luxury over-packaged products, not only to save valuable energy, but also to reduce the amount of garbage. 7. Household garbage sorting and disposal. Newspapers, beverage cans, oil cans can be recycled; clothes, can make a mop or give to others to wear; food waste packaging, so that the sewage as far as possible not to leak, never to the window to throw garbage. 8. active exercise, more outdoor activities. Such as walking after meals, dancing, playing tai chi, etc., not only enhances the physical quality, but also can save one or two hours of peak power every day. Family low-carbon life, we can do a lot of things, I intend to start from the small things around me, such as: less use of "napkins"; so that my mother less to buy me new clothes; less use of disposable household items; reasonable use of computers, reduce the brightness of the computer screen; plants and trees to beautify their own homes and so on. We also need to develop a hand turn off the lights, saving electricity, use the water after the faucet off the good habits, for us to live in a low-carbon environment and efforts!