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Simple Abundance Learning Series

Simple Abundance Learning Series. 25 ways to Save Money and Reduce your Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions by 25%. 2. About Wintergreen. Wilderness retreat and environmental learning centre Wide range of off-site and on-site sustainability programs

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Simple Abundance Learning Series

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  1. Simple Abundance Learning Series

  2. 25 ways to Save Money and Reduce your Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions by 25% 2

  3. About Wintergreen • Wilderness retreat and environmental learning centre • Wide range of off-site and on-site sustainability programs • We partner with a variety of community organizations and educational institutions • Registered charity funded by grants, donors, and program revenue

  4. This workshop is part of a series provided by Wintergreen Studios to promote sustainable living: • Simple Abundance • GetEnergy Smart • Sustainable Food • RenewableEnergy • Natural Building and Renovating For more information or to book a workshop contact: info@wintergreenstudios.ca Simple Abundance Learning Series Seventh Generation Learning Series Simple Living

  5. Thanks to our partners & funders This workshop was funded in part by the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

  6. Thanks to our partners & funders We work in collaboration with several community partners:

  7. Sustainability Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meettheirownneeds. ~ Bruntland Commission “In every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the seventh generation... even if it requires having skin as thick as the bark of a pine.” ~ From the Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy

  8. Why Live Sustainably? • Fossil fuels are a non-renewable resource • Extraction, transportation and use damage the environment • Fossil Fuels cause Climate Change Need to reduce GHGs by 80% by 2050(increasing less than 2 degrees Celsius) • Peak Oil Theory (Consumption is greater than discovery) • Save money We need to live within our means

  9. Make a Plan to Reduce Energy Use • Start by measuring your current energy usage • Need to become more aware of energy use • Phase 1 – Reduce your consumption • Save money and energy without spending money • Most people can save 25% within 1 year • Phase 2 – Invest in energy efficiency • Make a plan to reduce usage by 50% over 10 years • Get a home energy audit & invest in renewable energy • Phase 3 – Change your lifestyle • Take 20 years to adjust your lifestyle to reduce by 80% • Downsize and move so you can walk to work • Change your diet, spending and travel patterns An 80% reduction is possible over 20 years 9

  10. Average Canadian Household • 2.6 people per house • 149 square meters in size • 20 appliances • 44% Air Conditioned • 20,000 km/year driving • - 16 km/day commuting • 12,500 km/year flying 27,100 kg CO2/year GHG emissions due to household expenditures Source: Natural Resources Canada, CMHC, Statistics Canada http://www.toyota.ca/toyota/en/vehicles/avalon/gallery 10

  11. How Do We Generate GHGs? Source: Statistics Canada 11

  12. Kg CO2/year GHG Contributor 5500 Driving a car 3600 5000 Flying Heating your home 2600 Eating meat 2000 Air conditioning 18,700 These 5 items account for two-thirds of a household’s GHG emissions Major Sources of Household GHG’s What are the top 5 contributors to the average household’s GHG emissions?

  13. Actual GHG Reductions – Natural Gas • Phase 1 (reduce): • Turn down heat & hot water, cold water wash, low flow showerhead • Saved 1000 kg CO2 & $200/yr • Phase 2 (invest): • Invested $15k on solar air heater, solar water heater, tank-less hot water, sealed leaks • Saved 2000 kg CO2 & $700/yr • Invested $8k in wood stove • Saved 1200 kg CO2 & $300/yr • Total: • 58% GHG savings (Natural Gas) • 4200 kg CO2 & $1200/yr Source: CMHC 13

  14. Annual Savings Energy Saving Action 525 kg CO2 Set your furnace to 20 ° C when you are home and 17 ° C at night or when you are out in the winter 215 kg CO2 Use cold water to wash clothes Set your air conditioner to 25 C when you are home and 28 C when you are out in the summer (Peaksaver) 200 kg CO2 190 kg CO2 Turn down hot water heater to 50 °C 140 kg CO2 Use low flow shower heads and faucets 1270 kg CO2 Total Average Household Savings ($150/year) What You Can Do to Save – Household Heating & Cooling The best way to realize the pleasure of feeling rich is to live in a smaller house than your means would entitle you to have. - Edward Clarke Small group discussion 14

  15. Actual GHG Reductions - Electricity Phase 1 (reduce): Unplugged freezer, stopped using dryer, turned out lights, installed CFLs& power bars • Saved 1,850 kg CO2 & $700/yr Phase 2 (invest): Installed LED lights, optimized thermostat for TOU pricing • Saved 300 kg CO2 & $100/yr Spent extra $170/year on Bullfrog Power • Saved 1,000 kg CO2 Total: 100% GHG savings • 3150 kg CO2 & $630/yr 15

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  17. Annual Savings Energy Saving Action 250 kg CO2 Install CFL and LEDs in 10 most frequently used lights 250 kg CO2 Unplug your 2nd Fridge 170 kg CO2 Unplug your freezer 130 kg CO2 Stop using clothes dryer 50% of the time 70 kg CO2 Put TVs and computers on power bars & turn them off 870 kg CO2 Total Average Household Savings ($400/year) What You Can Do to Save – Household Electricity If it weren't for electricity, we'd all be watching television by candlelight. - George Gobel Source: Natural Resources Canada

  18. Shifting Electricity Usage Off-Peak • Peak electricity produces more GHGs and costs more: • Coal, oil and natural gas used for peak electricity in Ontario • Overnight electricity comes from hydro and nuclear • Summer peak is 11:00am to 5:00pm • Winter peak is from 7:00am to 11:00am and 5:00pm to 7:00pm • Tips to shift your electricity usage off-peak: • Dry your clothes after 7:00pm and on weekends or hang them up • Program your thermostat to pre-heat and pre-cool your home before 7:00am • Put your swimming pool pump on a timer to run off peak • Put your dehumidifier on a timer to run off peak • Cook your meals after 5:00pm in the summer and before 5:00pm in the winter • Run your dishwasher, clothes washer, and lawn mower after 7:00pm and on weekends Reduce the electricity peak and save money! Small group discussion 18

  19. Actual GHG Reductions - Car • Phase 1: • One person moved to work closer to home • Saved 1150 kg CO2 & $400/yr • Phase 2: • Second person reduced commuting, use e-bike • Saved 500 kg CO2 & $200/yr • Total: • 27% GHG savings • 1650 kg CO2 & $600/yr 19

  20. Annual Savings Energy Saving Action 275 kg CO2 Slow down to speed limit on the highway (80 - 100 km/h) 200 kg CO2 Walk or bike to work 1 day per week 120 kg CO2 Take the bus to work 1 day per week 100 kg CO2 Carpool to work 1 day per week 100 kg CO2 Reduce idling by 5 minutes per day 795 kg CO2 Total Average Household Savings ($350/year) What You Can Do to Save – Transportation We are prone to judge success by the index of our salaries or the size of our automobiles, rather than by the quality of our service relationship to humanity. - Martin Luther King Jr. Source: Natural Resources Canada, Transport Canada, Statistics Canada, WWF Small group discussion 20

  21. Actual GHG Reductions - Food • Phase 1: • Restarted herb & vegetable garden, cut buying of prepared foods in half • Saved 550 kg CO2 • Phase 2: • Joined CSA, buy fruits & vegetables at local market, buy Ontario wine • Saved 225 kg CO2 • Total: • 23% GHG savings • 775 kg CO2 21

  22. Annual Savings Energy Saving Action 370 kg CO2 • Don’t eat meat for 1 day per week • (especially shrimp, lamb, and grain fed beef) 225 kg CO2 Buy local food where possible, especially in season 200+ kg CO2 Grow your own herbs and vegetables 100 kg CO2 Don’t eat prepared food 1 day per week 90 kg CO2 Drink tap water instead of bottled water 985 kg CO2 Total Average Household Savings ($400/year) What You Can Do to Save – Food The most political act we do on a daily basis is to eat, as our actions affect farms, landscapes, and food businesses. - Jules Pretty Source: Statistics Canada, CBC, WWF thenourishedself.ca  Small group discussion 22

  23. Actual GHG Reductions - Other Phase 1: Reduced flying vacations by 1 per year, stopped using lawn mower, snow blower • Saved 5530 kg CO2 & $1700 Phase 2: Driving to ski instead of flying, cut garbage in half • Saved 3670 kg CO2 & $1200 Total: 50% GHG savings • 9200 kg CO2 & $2900 23

  24. Annual Savings Energy Saving Action 1800 kg CO2 Take a driving vacation instead of flying every other year 400 kg CO2 Compost your food waste (new green bin) 300 kg CO2 Reduce your garbage by 1 bag per week 160 kg CO2 Recycle it (blue and black box) 90 kg CO2 Stop using gas lawn mower (or snow blower) 2750 kg CO2 Total Average Household Savings ($650/year) What You Can Do to Save – Other Consumption A house is just a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get more stuff. - George Carlin Source: CMHC, Environment Canada, Statistics Canada, WWF 24

  25. Actual GHG Reductions - Overall • 19,000 kg CO2 reduction • 26% GHG savings without spending money • $3000/year savings • 50% overall GHG savings with $23k investment • $5330/year savings Start by reducing first! 25

  26. What You Can Save - Overall • 6670 kg CO2 reduction • 25% GHG savings without spending money • $1950 potential savings Make a plan and look for ways to save more 26

  27. Action Cost CO2 Savings ROI Bullfrog Power $350/year 3000 kg/year Not Applicable Seal up home air leaks $500 500 kg/year 30% Drain Water Heat Recovery $1000 120 kg/year 11% Solar air heater $2000 250 kg/year 9% Tank-less water heater $3000 400 kg/year 9% Insulate walls and attic $3000+ 500 kg/year 10% Solar hot water $4000 1000 kg/year 13% High efficiency gas furnace $5000 1400kg/year 6% 2 kW Solar PV array $20,000 575 kg/year 10% Geothermal heat $20,000+ 2700 kg/year 7% Electric Scooter - commuting $2000 1000 kg/year 50% Hybrid car $30,000 1500 kg/year 12% The Next 25% - Investing Money to Reduce GHGs Get an Energy audit if you live in an older home 27

  28. The Final 30% - Life in 2050 and Beyond Creating the world we want is a much more subtle but more powerful mode of operation than destroying the one we don’t want. - Marianne Williamson • Higher costs for gasoline, electricity, water and air travel • Less commuting and leisure driving • Electric trains, buses and cars for local and regional transportation • Smaller, passive solar homes (no furnace or AC), built with local material • Green roofs with solar hot water and photovoltaic power • Wind and small hydro turbines on farms • Primarily vegetarian, local and organic diet • Increased local food production and home gardens • Durable products and packaging designed to minimize waste • Increased local manufacturing of building materials, clothing, furniture, etc. Living locally within our means will be very important 28

  29. What challenges do you face? Small group discussion Seventh Generation Learning Series Simple Living

  30. How To Calculate Your GHG Emissions • Cubic meters of natural gas times 1.9 • Litres of heating oil times 2.8 • kWh of electricity times 0.241 (Ontario) • Borrow a kill-a-watt meter from the library to measure electricity usage • MyHydroLink to see usage history: https://secure.hydroottawa.com/usage/ • Km driven times: • 0.1262 for a hybrid car • 0.1830 for a small car • 0.2162 for a mid-size car • 0.2964 for a minivan • 0.3103 for a truck or SUV • Km of flights <500 km times 0.150 • Km of flights >500 km times 0.297 • Kg of garbage times 0.7 • Do an audit of all the garbage you throw out for a week to identify savings Source: http://www.kairoscanada.org/ Online calculator: http://www.livesmartbc.ca/homes/h_calc.html Carbon calculator and offsets: http://offsets.greeningsacredspaces.org/ 30

  31. You Have the Power to Make a Difference! There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed. - Mohandas K. Gandhi Reduce • Don’t buy it • Buy the smallest, most energy efficient option Reuse • Buy it used • Give it away when you are done • Repair it when it breaks Recycle • When it can’t be fixed Make a 20 year plan to reduce your energy usage by 80% Small group discussion 31

  32. Peaksaver Program How peaksaver PLUS™ works: A few times a summer, during times of peak electricity demand, your thermostat may be signaled to cycle your central air conditioner in 15 minute intervals.Your furnace fan will continue to run so you likely won't notice a difference in temperature. Activations only occur on weekdays and not on weekends or holidays, plus you can opt out of an activation in advance. 32

  33. Greening with Gratitude • Developed in Ottawa in 2011 by Adam Frey • An idea for sharing energy savings 7th Generation Learning Series

  34. Adam’s Savings Ways Adam saved on energy costs: • Moved closer to work to save on fuel • Car sharing • Hang drying clothes • Electricity use • Saved $8668over a period of 17 months 7th Generation Learning Series

  35. Investing Savings • Invested 80% of his savings personally: • CFL and LED light bulbs • Low-flow showerhead • Geothermal and Solar PV tuition • Bullfrog Power • Invested 20% of his savings for others: • Donation to Ottawa Sustainability Fund • Hot water heater and pipe insulation • 4.8L toilet with installation • www.motherearthnews.com  • www.ledbulbsandlights.com 7th Generation Learning Series

  36. Paying it Forward • As a renter, Adam could only do so much • Hopes to coordinate with others to make a pay-it-forward collective • Would like to provide geothermal heating to a low income family 7th Generation Learning Series

  37. Energy Savings Calculator • Vehicle • Electricity • Heating • Water • Other http://www.greeningwithgratitude.ca/step2savingscalculator.htm Online activity 7th Generation Learning Series

  38. What will you do differently? … this week ... this month … this year? Write yourself a letter. Put it in the envelope provided. Address it to yourself. Give it to a friend to mail it to you a year from now. Note to self

  39. Thanks once again …

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