Post-Session Week 12

Pondering some questions by Malay 

1. What are the energy/emission related impacts of your actions and lifestyle currently? What do they mean to you?

 I live in a terrace house with 3 other guys in Paddington, so I know that my footprint is relatively small. 


Biggest impacts would be:


1. Driving my car on the weekends and to and from Uni
2. Recycling waste
3. Energy usage (we all have multiple laptops, mobile phones etc at home)
4. Flying (only fly a couple of times a year)
5. I get most of my food from Aldi, and god knows how far that has travelled

1. Which areas are of particular concern to you? Why?

As I said, my car is probably my biggest impact. I use it a lot on weekends and driving to and from various sporting events. It is probably most concerning because there is not a lot I can do to stop using it. Sydney's public transport system is very inadequate and there are some places I just need a car to get too. The biggest concern is how much I rely on it.

1. What have you already done in response to these energy/emission impacts and your concerns?

I can't say I have done anything to change my reliance on my car. I have improved in that I don't use it during the week, which is a big improvement and I do a lot of bike riding and catch public transport to work.


However, while one day I might consider selling and using other options of transport, in all honesty I can't do that unless public transport improves and ride sharing becomes more popular and cheaper. 

1. What are you currently working on or would like to do in the future in response to the remaining issues? What is preventing you? How will you overcome them?

Personally I can't do that much for my car woes. But I am going to work for Lend Lease next year. I really respect their desire to add sustainability into their developments. I hope, through a successful career at Lend Lease, that I can improve a number of facets of energy and emission in new buildings that will go up around Australia. 

1. What other positive impacts do you see yourself making beyond your immediate personal lifestyle? How? 
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3. I feel the above answer answers this question. Hopefully working for Lend Lease, who are very big on sustainability and will continue to ramp up their work in this area, will ensure that I can contribute in other, greater ways than just myself.