Reduce consumption and reduce waste—not just of fossil fuels but of energy overall and of raw materials, almost all of which require energy to exploit and transport. Reducing consumption is vital in making the goal of 100% renewable electricity achievable, both to reduce the amount of renewable power we need to generate and because it will greatly reduce the cost of installing it.
You can read the full text of The Post-Carbon Institute's 10-point plan here. How's that for forward thinking?
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Yeah, but people are L-A-Z-Y. You have to provide incentives. Think of a lottery, with prize money. When you take (and document) a reduced-comsumption step, you are allowed into the lottery. Something like that...
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