If you use fuels such as wood, charcoal, dung, or crop residues for cooking, shift to clean stove stacking—a suite of electric, gas, and biomass options—instead of relying on one type of stove for all cooking needs.

Encourage your government to prioritize clean cooking initiatives in communities experiencing a high amount of household air pollution and adverse health impacts from the use of traditional cookstoves and lack of access to clean cooking.

Learn more about how adopting clean cooking fosters impressive human well-being co-benefits, particularly for women and girls, in Climate–Poverty Connections: Opportunities for synergistic solutions at the intersection of planetary and human well-being. 

Clean cooking reduces household air pollution by reducing harmful emissions of particulate matter.

Clean cooking can increase household incomes as household members use time formerly spent gathering fuel on economic activities.

Support entrepreneurs who are working to advance this climate solution in regions where cookstoves are commonly used.

Share this page with a nonprofit organization that works to improve well-being in low-income countries.

Cooking with biogas reduces household air pollution by reducing harmful emissions of particulate matter.

Biogas use can increase household incomes as household members use time formerly spent gathering fuel on economic activities.

When given the opportunity to provide feedback to an airline company after flying, include a comment encouraging them to work to boost the fuel efficiency of their fleet.

Learn about the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), share what you learn with others, and encourage your government to support (or continue to support) the initiative.

If international shipping is part of your company's supply chain, apply pressure to adopt fuel-saving practices and technologies.

Most efficient of all is not shipping in the first place. Before you buy something, consider whether the value of owning it is worth the price Earth's climate pays.

If your company relies on railroads for freight transportation, encourage the rail services it uses to move toward electrification.

Support government policies that advance the adoption of renewable energy in place of fossil fuel–based electricity generation.

Electric trains alleviate the need to use land for roads and highways and improve air quality by reducing fossil fuel combustion. 

Invest in tools and training that enable your employees to replace at least some travel with remote connections. 

If you're involved in meeting planning, provide remote or hybrid options and encourage attendees to consider their climate impact when deciding how to participate.

Remote working reduces travel time and inconvenience for workers and and travel expenses for employers.

If high-speed rail is available, use it where possible instead of driving or flying.

Learn about high-speed rail. If it could be appropriate for your community, introduce policymakers to the benefits.

High-speed rail alleviates the need to use land for roads and highways. 

Whenever possible, take the train, bus, streetcar, or subway. Demand drives infrastructure!

Encourage your employer to chip in on the cost of public transit for employees.

Public transit reduces fuel consumption, lowers emissions, improves air quality, and alleviates traffic congestion.

It also promotes social equity by providing affordable transportation options across income levels.

Public transit contributes to the development of vibrant, walkable communities and reduces the demand for parking spaces.

If your company or parts of its supply chain use conventional refrigerants, encourage them to consider climate-friendly alternatives.

Avoid unnecessarily replacing appliances that use refrigerants. Recycle them properly when you do replace them.

If you’re buying a refrigerator for home or business, choose a high-efficiency option.

Recycle broken or obsolete units in a way that allows for refrigerant recovery.

Refrigerant management contributes to reduced risk of poor water quality resulting from reducing refrigerant pollutants in water sources.

Reducing emissions from refrigerant sources has the co-benefits of reducing risks of extreme climate events, reducing air pollution, and improving mental health.