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•  Make your voice heard - contact your MP, councillors about climate change; join a social movement or campaign

• Eat less meat and dairy - and more plant-based foods

• Don't waste food; over 5 million tonnes of edible food is thrown away by households in a year, costing £15 billion

• Shop locally and buy products from sustainable sources

• Reuse or recycle; cut out single-use plastic; find a new home for your unwanted items

• Cut down on car use; walk, cycle, use public transport or car share whenever possible

• Cut down on flying

• Save water, both inside your home and in the garden

• Switch to an energy supplier that uses renewable energy sources (e.g. wind/solar)

• Make sure your home is energy-efficient

• Make your garden wildlife friendly; grow plants that encourage insects into your garden; cut out use of peat-based compost and chemical weed-killers

• Grow your own fruit/vegetables

• Tell others about the changes you have made

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Click here to read more: 

http://www.imperial.ac.uk/stories/climate-action/