Journey of Possum and Sugar Glider (2)

The Journey of Possum and Sugar Glider began here. After the Guru told Possum that he had to reduce his carbon emissions before he could find Nirvana, Possum met up with Sugar Glider and a small band of travellers. He learnt about the danger to the world and the value of compound interest.

4. Spoilt for choice, what to do first?

Possum's head buzzed with all the things he could do to reduce his carbon emissions. He thought of little things like turning out lights through to big things like buying a new car or growing his own vegetables.

He got out an old notebook and started making a list.

• Turn out lights, change to low-energy lights
• Change to an energy efficient car
• Walk to the local shops instead of driving
• Look getting better heating

He filled pages and pages, then he went online and checked for advice offered by his local government, Becoming a ClimateClever Home is as Easy as 1-2-3.

He filled more pages then he began to slow down. Finally he stopped.

"There!" he thought, "That's a good morning of work. Time for tea."

While he waited for the kettle to boil, he flicked through the pages and "Easy as 1-2-3" repeated in his mind. "Not exactly as easy as 1-2-3," he thought, "It's going to take me months to do all this. What should I do first?"

Just as the kettle was boiling, he had a bright idea. He decided to ring Sugar Glider and invite her over.

He smiled as her phone started ringing.


To be continued....

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The Transformation page on this blog showcases examples of progress on addressing climate change. Here's the latest. 

US company SolarCity rolls out a $1billion five year program to put solar PV on 120,000 houses owned by the US Department of Defence. Google Inc. created a $280-million fund to help SolarCity pay for installations and maintenance costs in exchange for a cut of customer payments.  Source: LATimes.