IPCC report: we need behavioral change not climate change.

According to the message of the International Panel on Climate Change, we must reduce the emissions to net zero by 2050. To make it happen, human behaviour needs to change. Humans are creatures of habit and that is what makes addressing climate change additionally challenging. To limit global warming, as consumers and citizens we need to change as well. We need to make greener behaviour changes ourselves and demand environmentally conscious alternatives as these can propel political decision making and markets towards pursuing 1.5 degree Celsius consistent path when they are not. The IPCC report states the following ways in which one can make climate change with examples.

• Implementing resource efficiency in buildings- Insulation, low carbon construction materials.
• Adopting low emissions innovations-Electric vehicles, district vehicles, heat pumps and cooling
• Adopting energy efficiency appliances-Energy efficient heating/cooling or energy efficiency appliances.
• Adoption of renewable energy-solar rooftops and solar water heaters
• Energy saving behaviour-walking or cycling of short distances, using mass transit, line drying for laundry, reducing food waste.
• Consumption of products with low greenhouse gas emissions- Reducing meat and dairy intake, buying local and seasonal food, replacing aluminium products with low GHG alternatives.
• Organization Behaviour-designing low emission products, replacing business travels with video conferencing when possible.